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| ERIC #: | ED388743 |
| Title: | Doing Poorly: The Real Income of American Children in a Comparative Perspective. Luxembourg Income Study. Working Paper No. 127. |
| Authors: | Rainwater, Lee; Smeeding, Timothy M. |
| Descriptors: | Children; Comparative Analysis; Demography; Foreign Countries; Income; International Studies; Living Standards; Low Income Groups; Minority Groups; Poverty; Public Policy; Socioeconomic Status; Tax Allocation |
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| Publication Date: | 1995-08-00 |
| Pages: | 46 |
| Pub Types: | Reports - Evaluative |
| Abstract: | This paper investigates the real living standards and poverty status of U.S. children in the 1990s compared to the children in 17 other nations, including Europe, Scandinavia, Canada, and Australia. The analysis is based on the Luxembourg Income Study database. It was found that American children have lower real spendable income than do comparable children in almost every other nation studied. In contrast, high income U.S. children are far better off than their counterparts in other nations. Persistently high child poverty rates were also found in the United States when compared with other nations. Demographic factors and the effectiveness of tax and transfer policies in reducing child poverty are also explored, and the paper concludes with a discussion of results and their policy implications. An appendix presents two tables of countries studied and poverty figures. (Contains 3 text tables, 8 figures, and 28 references.) (Author/SLD) |
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| Note: | Some pages and figures may not reproduce well due to light type. |
| Identifiers: | Australia; Canada; Europe; Scandinavia; United States |
| Record Type: | Non-Journal |
| Level: | 1 - Available on microfiche |
| Institutions: | Syracuse Univ., NY. Maxwell Graduate School of Citizenship and Public Affairs.; CEPS/INSTEAD, Walferdange (Luxembourg). |
| Sponsors: | National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; Russell Sage Foundation, New York, NY. |
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| Languages: | English |
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