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PAUVRETE - POVERTY 

. The current economic and financial crisis : A gender perspective, R. Antonopoulos, The Levy Economics Institute, Annandale-on-Hudson, Working paper, n° 562, May, 44 p., (2009).

Résumé - Summary : Widespread economic recessions and protracted financial crises have been documented as setting back gender equality and other development goals in the past. In the midst of the current global crisis—often referred to as “the Great Recession”—there is grave concern that progress made in poverty reduction and women’s equality will be reversed. Indeed, for many developing countries it is particularly worrisome that, through no fault of their own, the global economic downturn has exacerbated effects from other crises manifest in food insecurity, poverty, and increasing inequality. This paper explores both well-known and less discussed paths of transmission through which crises affect women’s world of work and overall wellbeing. As demand for textile and agricultural exports decline, along with tourism, job losses are expected to rise in these female-intensive industries. In addition, the gendered nature of the world of work suggests that women will see an increase in their share among informal and vulnerable workers worldwide, and will also supply more of their labor under unpaid conditions. The latter is particularly important in the context of developing countries, where many production activities take place outside the strict boundaries of the market. The paper also makes this point: examined through the prism of gender equality, the ability of the state to implement countercyclical policies matters greatly. If policy responses at the national and international levels end up aggravating inequities, gender equality processes face many more barriers, especially among the poor.
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Données internationales / International data

.  Ethnicity and child poverty, L. Platt, Department for Work and Pensions, London, Research report, n° 576, May, 194 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Royaume-Uni / United Kingdom

. The living standards of families with children reporting low incomes, M. Brewer and alii, Department for Work and Pensions, London, Research report, n° 577, 252 p., (2009).
Summary, 8 p.
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Royaume-Uni / United Kingdom

. Measuring poverty in the United States, S. Fass, National Center for Children in Poverty, New York, Fact sheet, April, 4 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Etats-Unis / United States

. Poverty and inequality in the UK : 2009, M. Brewer and alii, Institute for Fiscal Studies, London, Commentary, n° C109, May, 75 p., (2009).

Résumé - Summary : In this Commentary, we assess the changes to average incomes, inequality and poverty that have occurred since Labour came to power in 1997, with a particular focus on the changes that have occurred in the latest year of data. This analysis is based upon the latest figures from the DWP's Households Below Average Income (HBAI) series, published on 7 May 2009 (Department for Work and Pensions, 2009). The HBAI series takes household income as its measure of living standards, and is derived from the Family Resources Survey, a survey of around 25,000 households in the United Kingdom that asks detailed questions about income from a range of sources.
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Royaume-Uni / United Kingdom

. Transforming the EITC to reduce poverty and inequality : Policies for the 21^st century labor market, G. Berlin, The Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality, Stanford, Pathways, Winter, 5 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Etats-Unis / United States

EMPLOI - EMPLOYMENT

. 1 in 10 of the population wanting to work took part in labour market training in 2006, S. Gagel, Eurostat, Luxembourg, Statistics in focus, population and social conditions, n° 34/2009, 12 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Europe

. Community, social and personal services activities, European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, Dublin, Fact sheet, 4 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Europe

. Le contrat de professionnalisation en  2008 : la croissance des entrées ralentit, R. Sanchez, Dares, Paris, Premières informations, n° 20.1, mai, 8 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France

. Labour market prospects and policies to soften the impact of the financial crisis, G. Carone, G. J. Joopman and K. Pichelmann, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs, Brussels, ECFIN economic brief, n° 1, May, 7 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Europe

. Occupati residenti e persone in cerca di occupazione nei sistemi locali del lavoro (Anni 2006-2007), Istat, Roma, Statistiche in breve, maggio, 13 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Italie / Italy

. Rapport sur la négociation collective et les branches professionnelles, J-F. Poisson, La Documentation française, Paris, Rapport au Premier Ministre, mai, 522 p., (2009).

Résumé - Summary : Le niveau des branches professionnelles est celui qui s'intercale entre la négociation nationale et interprofessionnelle et la négociation d'entreprise. La lettre de mission du Premier ministre adressée au député Jean-Frédéric Poisson constate un nombre important de ces branches, et notamment de celles employant peu de salariés (plus de 680 branches dont seulement 280 environ emploient plus de 5000 salariés), susceptible d’affaiblir un « dialogue social pérenne et de qualité ». C’est dans ce cadre que M. Poisson a été chargé de faire un état des lieux des différentes branches professionnelles, de réfléchir à leur évolution, plus particulièrement aux possibilités de regroupement de certaines d’entres elles, dans l’objectif de leur donner plus de lisibilité, de visibilité et d’efficacité.
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France

 REVENU - INCOME

. Les bas salaires dans les entreprises du secteur concurrentiel en 2006, L. Muller, Dares, Paris, Premières synthèses, n° 20.3, mai, 6 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France

. La définition des zones témoin pour l’expérimentation du Revenu de Solidarité Active, A. Goujard et Y. L'Horty, Centre d’étude des Politiques économiques de l’Université d’Evry, Evry, Working paper, n° 09-09, mai, 17 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France

. Do women gain or lose from becoming mothers ? A comparative wage analysis in 20 European countries, S. O'Dorchai, Dulbea, Brussels, Document de travail, n° 9-11, 52 p., (2009).

Résumé - Summary : This paper analyses disparity in women’s pay across 20 European countries using EU-SILC 2006. First, a selectivity-adjusted gender pay gap is computed and examined in each of the countries. Next, the impact of parenthood is analysed. We show that women suffer a wage disadvantage compared with men all over Europe. Motherhood usually reinforces the gender gap but discrimination is more sex- than maternity-related so that it concerns all women as (potential) mothers. Fatherhood has a positive impact on men’s wages. Finally, in most countries, the wage gap between mothers and fathers is even deeper than that between women and men.
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Europe

. The gender wage gap by occupation, Institute for Women's Policy Research, Washington, Fact sheet, n° C350, April, 6 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Etats-Unis / United States

. National minimum wage : Low Pay Commission report 2009, Low Pay Commission, London, Report, May, 377 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Royaume-Uni / United Kingdom

. Le partage de la valeur ajoutée, le partage des profits et les écarts de rémunération en France, J.-P. Cotis, Insee / La Documentation française, Paris, Rapport, mai, 90 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France

. Réformer les aides sociales locales dans le nouveau contexte du RSA, D. Anne et Y. L'Horty, Centre d’étude des Politiques économiques de l’Université d’Evry, Evry, Working paper, n° 09-07, mai, 30 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France

. Les salaires dans les entreprises en 2007 : une forte progression, S. Bessière et S. Depil, Insee, Paris, Insee première, n° 1235, mai, 4 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France

AUTRES DONNEES SOCIALES - OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES

. Âge de cessation d’emploi et de liquidation d’un droit à la retraite. Le cas de la génération 1938, P. Aubert, Drees, Paris, Etudes et résultats, n° 688, mai, 6 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France

. Good health to all : Reducing health inequalities among children in high- and low-income Canadian families, C. de Oliveira, C. D. Howe Institute, Toronto, Commentary, n° 288, May, 24 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Canada

. Réforme des retraites : vers un big-bang ?, J. Bichot, Institut Montaigne, Paris, Etude, mai, 48 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France

. Trois modèles types d'organisation des soins primaires en Europe, au Canada, en Australie et en Nouvelle-Zélande, Y. Bourgueil, A. Marek et J. Mousquès, Irdes, Paris, Questions d'économie de la santé, n° 141, avril, 8 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Europe, Canada, Australie, Nouvelle-Zélande / Europe, Canada, Australia, New Zealand