Improving the measurement of material deprivation at the European Union level

Journal of European Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 219-333

  Guio, Anne Catherine ^a   Marlier, Eric ^a   Gordon, David ^b   Fahmy, Eldin ^b   Nandy, Shailen ^b   Pomati, Marco ^c  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SOCIO ECONOMIC RESEARCH LISER   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EU SILC; Europe 2020; material deprivation; poverty; social indicators

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; EUROPEAN UNION; INCOME; LIVING STANDARD; POVERTY; SOCIAL INCLUSION; SOCIAL INDICATOR;

EUROPE;

EID: 84975044048     PISSN: 09589287     EISSN: 14617269     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0958928716642947     Document Type: Article

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