Naslov
Regional Poverty in Croatia

Autori
Nestić, Danijel ; Vecchi, Giovanni

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Social Policy and Regional Development Proceedings

Urednik/ci
Lovrinčević, Željko ; Mervar, Andrea ; Nestić, Danijel ; Starc, Nenad ; Stubbs, Paul ; Sumpor, Marijana ; Švaljek, Sandra

Izdavač
Ekonomski institut Zagreb ; Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Zagreb

Grad
Zagreb

Godina
2007

Raspon stranica
65-90

ISBN
978-953-6030-32-3

Ključne riječi
regional poverty, Croatia

Sažetak
This paper investigates the regional variation in poverty measures in Croatia on the basis of the Household Budget Surveys 2002-2004. An absolute poverty line is estimated at the national level following the method introduced by Ravallion (1994). After defining five geographical regions, we estimate the class of Foster-Greere- Thorbecke (1984) poverty measures for each region, separately by urban and rural areas. Regional variation in poverty rates turns out to be substantial. Poverty risk in rural areas is almost three times higher than in urban areas. Micro-simulations based on multivariate regression analysis show that regional disparities in poverty rates persist even after controlling for differences in education, labor market and other demographic factors.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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