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How Income Growth Differs with Children in Spain: a Comparative European Perspective

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  • E. Bárcena-Martín

    (University of Malaga)

  • A. I. Moro-Egido

    (University of Granada)

  • S. Pérez-Moreno

    (University of Malaga)

Abstract

The Great Recession has notably affected household income in most European countries, but not in the same way for all types of household. This note aims to discuss whether significant differences exist in income growth between households with and without children. The study focuses on Spain, finding that Spanish households with children benefited less from income growth in the period 2004–2008 and experienced more decay in income in the period 2008–2012. We compare patterns of income growth for households with and without children in several European countries, as well as evaluate the uneven impact of the crisis and the policies adopted after the crisis in both types of household across different countries.

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  • E. Bárcena-Martín & A. I. Moro-Egido & S. Pérez-Moreno, 2016. "How Income Growth Differs with Children in Spain: a Comparative European Perspective," Child Indicators Research, Springer;The International Society of Child Indicators (ISCI), vol. 9(2), pages 357-370, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:chinre:v:9:y:2016:i:2:d:10.1007_s12187-015-9329-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s12187-015-9329-z
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    Keywords

    Household income; Children; Growth incidence curve; EU-SILC;
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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • J13 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Fertility; Family Planning; Child Care; Children; Youth

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