Why Are Child Poverty Rates Higher in Britain than in Germany? A Longitudinal Perspective.

We analyze why child poverty rates were much higher in Britain than in Western Germany during the 1990s, using a framework focusing on poverty transition rates. Child poverty exit rates were significantly lower, and poverty entry rates significantly higher, in Britain. We decompose these cross-natio...

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Publicado en:	Journal of Human Resources Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 441 - 466
Autores principales:	Jenkins, Stephen P., Schluter, Christian
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	University of Wisconsin Press Spring2003
Materias:	Cross-cultural studies on poverty Income inequality Children Economic history Germany United Kingdom
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