Poverty trends during two recessions and two recoveries: lessons from Sweden 1991–2013
We study cross-sectional and long-term poverty in Sweden over a period spanning two recessions, and discuss changes in the policy context. We find large increases in absolute poverty and deprivation during the 1990’s recession but much smaller increases in 2008-2010. While increases in non-employmen...
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| description | We study cross-sectional and long-term poverty in Sweden over a period spanning two recessions, and discuss changes in the policy context. We find large increases in absolute poverty and deprivation during the 1990’s recession but much smaller increases in 2008-2010. While increases in non-employment contributed to increasing poverty in the 1990’s, the temporary poverty increase 2008-2010 was entirely due to growing poverty among non-employed. Relative poverty has increased with little variation across business cycles. Outflow from poverty and long-term poverty respond quickly to macro-economic recovery, but around one percent of the working-aged are quite resistant to such improvements. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:ed48282a-4100-4ad5-ac0c-e06710a02d172022-03-27T11:23:42ZPoverty trends during two recessions and two recoveries: lessons from Sweden 1991–2013Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:ed48282a-4100-4ad5-ac0c-e06710a02d17Symplectic Elements at OxfordSpringerOpen2016Jonsson, JMood, CBihagen, EWe study cross-sectional and long-term poverty in Sweden over a period spanning two recessions, and discuss changes in the policy context. We find large increases in absolute poverty and deprivation during the 1990’s recession but much smaller increases in 2008-2010. While increases in non-employment contributed to increasing poverty in the 1990’s, the temporary poverty increase 2008-2010 was entirely due to growing poverty among non-employed. Relative poverty has increased with little variation across business cycles. Outflow from poverty and long-term poverty respond quickly to macro-economic recovery, but around one percent of the working-aged are quite resistant to such improvements. |
| spellingShingle | Jonsson, J Mood, C Bihagen, E Poverty trends during two recessions and two recoveries: lessons from Sweden 1991–2013 |
| title | Poverty trends during two recessions and two recoveries: lessons from Sweden 1991–2013 |
| title_full | Poverty trends during two recessions and two recoveries: lessons from Sweden 1991–2013 |
| title_fullStr | Poverty trends during two recessions and two recoveries: lessons from Sweden 1991–2013 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Poverty trends during two recessions and two recoveries: lessons from Sweden 1991–2013 |
| title_short | Poverty trends during two recessions and two recoveries: lessons from Sweden 1991–2013 |
| title_sort | poverty trends during two recessions and two recoveries lessons from sweden 1991 2013 |
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