Measures of poverty and inequality in the countries and regions of EU

"The European Union Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) is the main source of information about living standards and poverty in the member states of the European Union. It provides reliable statistics at national level but sample sizes do not allow reliable estimates at sub-nationa...

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Main Authors: Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, Palma de Mallorca, Longford, Nicholas T., Pittau, Maria Grazia, Zelli, Roberto, Massari, Riccardo
Institution:ETUI-European Trade Union Institute
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Language:English
Published: Palma de Mallorca 2010
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Online Access:https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19183777124919019599-Measures-of-poverty-and-inequa.htm
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author Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, Palma de Mallorca
Longford, Nicholas T.
Pittau, Maria Grazia
Zelli, Roberto
Massari, Riccardo
author_facet Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, Palma de Mallorca
Longford, Nicholas T.
Pittau, Maria Grazia
Zelli, Roberto
Massari, Riccardo
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description "The European Union Survey on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) is the main source of information about living standards and poverty in the member states of the European Union. It provides reliable statistics at national level but sample sizes do not allow reliable estimates at sub-national level, despite a rising demand from policy makers and local authorities. We provide a comprehensive map of median income, inequality (Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve) and poverty (poverty rates), at country and regional levels, based on the equivalized household income in all the countries in which EU-SILC is conducted. We focus on personal income distribution within regions as opposed to per capita income distribution across regions to give a deeper insight into regional disparities. Small-area estimation is applied to improve estimates in regions with small sample size. Uncertainty of such complex non-linear statistics is assessed by bootstrap methods. Household-level sampling weights are taken into account in both the estimates and their relative bootstrapped standard errors."
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publishDate 2010
publisher Palma de Mallorca
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spellingShingle Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, Palma de Mallorca
Longford, Nicholas T.
Pittau, Maria Grazia
Zelli, Roberto
Massari, Riccardo
income distribution
poverty
poverty alleviation
regional level
statistics
Measures of poverty and inequality in the countries and regions of EU
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title Measures of poverty and inequality in the countries and regions of EU
topic income distribution
poverty
poverty alleviation
regional level
statistics
url https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19183777124919019599-Measures-of-poverty-and-inequa.htm