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Child poverty and changes in child poverty.

Wen-Hao Chen1, Miles Corak

  • 1Statistics Canada, 24th Floor R.H. Coats Building, Ottawa, ON K1A 0T6 Canada. wen-hao.chen@statcan.ca

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|October 23, 2008
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Summary

Child poverty rates fluctuated across 12 OECD countries in the 1990s. Policy changes and parental employment significantly impacted child poverty, but demographic shifts played a minor role.

Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Economics
  • Public Policy

Background:

  • Child poverty remains a significant concern in developed nations.
  • Understanding the drivers of child poverty is crucial for effective policy-making.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a cross-country analysis of child poverty trends in North America and Europe during the 1990s.
  • To examine the influence of demographic factors, labor markets, and government income transfers on child poverty dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized Luxembourg Income Study data for 12 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.
  • Employed decomposition analysis to differentiate the impacts of demographic changes, labor market fluctuations, and income transfers.

Main Results:

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  • Child poverty rates declined in only three countries and increased in three others during the 1990s.
  • Increased maternal labor market participation consistently reduced child poverty; decreased paternal employment and earnings exacerbated it.
  • Demographic factors did not drive higher child poverty but offered limited protection against labor market or government-induced shocks.

Conclusions:

  • There is no uniform strategy for reducing child poverty.
  • Income transfer reforms aimed at boosting labor supply do not guarantee a decrease in child poverty rates.