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Why is it so hard to reach the EU’s ‘poverty’ target?

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  • Zsolt Darvas

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The ‘poverty’ target set by the European Commission aims to lift “over 20 million people out of poverty” between 2008 and 2020 in the EU27. Progress t

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  • Zsolt Darvas, 2017. "Why is it so hard to reach the EU’s ‘poverty’ target?," Bruegel Policy Contributions 18563, Bruegel.
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    1. Richard Gardiner & Petr Hajek, 2024. "The Role of R&D Intensity and Education in a Model of Inequality, Growth and Risk of Poverty: Evidence from Europe," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(1), pages 1845-1870, March.
    2. Achille Lemmi & Donatella Grassi & Alessandra Masi & Nicoletta Pannuzi & Andrea Regoli, 2019. "Methodological Choices and Data Quality Issues for Official Poverty Measures: Evidences from Italy," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 141(1), pages 299-330, January.
    3. Anna Magdalena Korzeniowska, 2021. "Heterogeneity of government social spending in European Union countries," Future Business Journal, Springer, vol. 7(1), pages 1-9, December.
    4. Aprea, Massimo & Raitano, Michele, 2025. "Income inequality in times of high inflation in Europe," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 73(C), pages 449-459.
    5. Andrea Cutillo, 2023. "The measurement of absolute poverty in Italy: an overview and a revision based on the database of real estate leases of the tax agency," RIEDS - Rivista Italiana di Economia, Demografia e Statistica - The Italian Journal of Economic, Demographic and Statistical Studies, SIEDS Societa' Italiana di Economia Demografia e Statistica, vol. 77(1), pages 4-12, January-M.
    6. Angeles Sánchez & María J. Ruiz-Martos, 2018. "Europe 2020 Strategy and Citizens’ Life Satisfaction," Journal of Happiness Studies, Springer, vol. 19(8), pages 2315-2338, December.
    7. B. Cobo & S. Martínez & M. Rueda, 2025. "Estimation of the distribution function and quantiles through data integration," Statistical Papers, Springer, vol. 66(5), pages 1-35, August.
    8. Zsolt Darvas & Uuriintuya Batsaikhan & Inês Goncalves Raposo, . "People on the move- migration and mobility in the European Union," Bruegel Blueprints, Bruegel, number 23874.
    9. Eva Kovarova & Tomas Vana, 2023. "Reduction of Poverty and Material Deprivation in the EU Countries: What Matters the Most?," Economic Studies journal, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences - Economic Research Institute, issue 2, pages 3-23.
    10. Simona Ballabio & Marianna Filandri & Lia Pacelli & Flavio Verrecchia, 2022. "Poverty of Young People: Context and Household Effects in North-Western Italy," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 161(2), pages 819-842, June.
    11. Jorge Chica‐Olmo & Marina Checa‐Olivas, 2021. "Spatial impact of factors influencing the achievement of the Europa2020 employment targets," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 100(3), pages 633-649, June.
    12. Andrea Cutillo & Michele Raitano & Isabella Siciliani, 2022. "Income-Based and Consumption-Based Measurement of Absolute Poverty: Insights from Italy," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 161(2), pages 689-710, June.
    13. Balint Menyhert, 2024. "Absolute Poverty Measurement with Minimum Food Needs: A New Inverse Method for Advanced Economies," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 174(1), pages 313-351, August.

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    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • E37 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Forecasting and Simulation: Models and Applications
    • I32 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Measurement and Analysis of Poverty

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