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| Titre : | The contribution of hour constraints to working poverty in Britain. (2007) |
| Auteurs : | Sarah Brown ; John G. Sessions ; Duncan Watson |
| Type de document : | Article : texte imprimé |
| Dans : | Journal of Population Economics (vol. 20 - n° 2, April 2007) |
| Article en page(s) : | pp. 445-463 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Catégories : |
Thésaurus CEREQ BAS SALAIRE ; CHOMAGE ; PAUVRETE ; TEMPS DE TRAVAIL ; MODELISATION ; ROYAUME UNI |
| Résumé : | We explore the implications of hours demand constraints on the propensity to experience poverty. Our analysis of British data suggests that whilst the extent of poverty increased over the period 1985–2001, its intensity, under some measures, declined. In terms of hours constraints, we find that even the most generous elimination of underemployment vis allowing workers to supply as many hours as they prefer (but not as few) without encountering any negative employment and/or hourly wage implications, leaves the poverty rate and poverty gap virtually unchanged. |
| Note de contenu : | Période couverte par le document : 1985-2001 |
| Document Céreq : | Non |
