Child Poverty and Changes in Child Poverty in Rich Countries Since 1990

By Wen-Hao Chen, Miles Corak. Social Science Research Network, 2005

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This paper documents levels and changes in child poverty rates in 12 OECD countries using data from the Luxembourg Income Study project, and focusing upon an analysis of the reasons for changes over the 1990s. The objective is to uncover the relative role of income transfers from the state in determining the magnitude and direction of change in child poverty rates, holding other demographic and labour market factors constant. As such the paper offers a cross-country overview of child poverty, changes in child poverty, and the impact of public policy in North America and Europe.

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Putting the Child-Centred Investment Strategy to the Test: Evidence for the EU27: (2013, background): “It is indeed an established fact that maternal employment is a bulwark against child poverty (Chen and Corak, 2008; Gornick and Jäntti, 2012).”
Poverty and the American Family: A Decade in Review (2010, background): “…pointed to the importance of labor market characteristics and variations in state welfare policies in explaining differing poverty figures rather than family structure or female employment (Chen & Corak, 2008; Heuveline & Weinshenker, 2008; Meyers & Gornick, 2001; Misra, Moller, & Budig, 2007).”
Child poverty in cross-national perspective: Lessons from the Luxembourg Income Study (2012, background): “Chen and Corak (2008), in their comprehensive review of children's poverty trends during the 1990s, also found a varied picture with both rising and falling levels of poverty.”