A Multilevel Analysis of Factors Related to Poverty in Welfare States

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 391-404

  Kim, Kyo seong ^a   Lee, Yongwoo ^b   Lee, Yu jeong ^c  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^c Seoul Welfare Foundation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hierarchical generalized linear model (HGLM); Hierarchical linear model (HLM); Income maintenance policy; Poverty; Public social expenditure

Indexed keywords

HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; MODELING; POVERTY; WELFARE ECONOMICS;

BELGIUM; LUXEMBOURG [BELGIUM];

EID: 78649319495     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9592-9     Document Type: Article

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