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Poverty Dynamics in Europe. A Multilevel Discrete-Time Recurrent Hazard Analysis
Journal Contribution - Journal Article
In this paper we use multilevel discrete-time recurrent hazard analysis to
simultaneously model the impact of life cycle events and structural processes on
poverty entry and exit across European Regions. Research questions are, (i) what is
the importance of life cycle events on the road to entry into and exit from poverty, (ii)
are there any differences in poverty dynamics between European Regions and if so,
how can we explain these differences. The analysis is based on individual and
household panel data of the European Community Household Panel linked with a
regional time series database. Main findings are that men's poverty dynamics is
dominated by employment-related events, while for women demographic events also
play a role. Regional structural factors only have a slight or no influence on poverty
transitions, but the welfare regime turns out to be highly significant for poverty entry.
Journal: Int Sociol
ISSN: 0268-5809
Issue: 3
Volume: 24
Pages: 368-396
Publication year:2009
Keywords:Multilevel Analysis