Have the Poor Gotten Poorer?: The American Experience from 1987 to 2007

Autor:	James A. Buss
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Low income Labour economics Sociology and Political Science Poverty Income deficit Relative income media_common.quotation_subject Wage Per capita income Economic inequality Economics Demographic economics Welfare health care economics and organizations Demography media_common
Zdroj:	Journal of Poverty. 14:183-196
ISSN:	1540-7608 1087-5549
DOI:	10.1080/10875541003711813
Popis:	From 1987 to 2007 the rich got richer. This study documents this trend and then examines whether the poor have gotten poorer. It finds that the per capita income of the poor has remained virtually constant. One reason for this outcome is the growing proportion of the poor who are unrelated individuals. Also, the relative income share of the poor decreased, and their per capita income deficit increased. Thus in relative terms the average poor person has gotten poorer. In the late 1990s incomes of poor families remained fairly constant because wage gains were offset by declines in welfare.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::46190c6ddf08ca1c5b4436fa97c90bff https://doi.org/10.1080/10875541003711813 Zobrazit plný text záznamu