Comparability of EU-SILC survey and register data: The relationship among employment, earnings and poverty

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 37-54

  Lohmann, Henning ^a  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

data comparability; earnings; employment; EU SILC; poverty

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LIVING STANDARD; POVERTY; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 79952939649     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928710385734     Document Type: Article

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