Child Poverty in Sweden and the United States: The Effect of Social Transfers and Parental Labor Force Participation.

Jantti, Markus; Danziger, Sheldon

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ERIC Number: EJ490477

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1994

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Child Poverty in Sweden and the United States: The Effect of Social Transfers and Parental Labor Force Participation.

Jantti, Markus; Danziger, Sheldon

Industrial and Labor Relations Review, v48 n1 p48-64 Oct 1994

Comparison of samples of U.S. and Swedish children showed the proportion of children whose family income was below the poverty line was similar. Because all Swedish poor children received social transfers and transfers were more generous in Sweden, a much lower percentage of Swedish children were poor after transfers and taxes. (SK)

Descriptors: Children, Comparative Analysis, Employed Parents, Family Income, Foreign Countries, Poverty, Public Policy, Welfare Recipients

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Sweden; United States

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