Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Working Paper Series,
Uppsala University, Department of Economics
No 2006:14: Cross-national differences in income poverty among Europe´s 50+
Daniel Hallberg ()
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Daniel Hallberg: Department of Economics, Postal: Uppsala University, P.O. Box 513, SE-751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
Abstract: This paper studies income poverty among the 50+ population in 10 EU countries using newly collected data from the SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe) project. A measure of the household’s disposable annual income is used. Relative income poverty range from 10 percent (in Sweden) to 22 percent (in Switzerland). Logistic regression estimates show that unemployment, being a homemaker, self-employed, living single, and having a child living close, are associated with an increased likelihood of poverty. Less risk of poverty can be found among those that have supervision over the workplace, have obtained more education, are home owners, and, in some countries, among those that are relatively old.
Keywords: Poverty; disposable income; household income; cross-country comparison; relative poverty
24 pages, June 25, 2006
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