TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Jenkins, Stephen P.
AU  - Kerm, Philippe Van
        TI  - The Relationship between EU Indicators of Persistent and Current Poverty
        PY  - 2012/Dec/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 7071
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp7071
        AB  - The current poverty rate and the persistent poverty rate are both included in the EU's portfolio of primary indicators of social inclusion. We show that there is a near-linear relationship between these two indicators across EU countries drawing on empirical analysis of EU-SILC and ECHP data. Using a prototypical model of poverty dynamics, we explain how the near-linear relationship arises and show how the model can be used to predict persistent poverty rates from current poverty information. In the light of the results, we discuss whether the EU's persistent poverty measure and the design of EU-SILC longitudinal data collection require modification.
        KW  - EU-SILC
KW  - poverty
KW  - Europe
KW  - persistent poverty
KW  - income poverty
        ER  -