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PAUVRETE - POVERTY 

. Accounting for housing in poverty analysis, K. Mullan,  H. Sutherland and F. Zantomio, Institute for Social and Economic Research, Colchester, Working paper, n° 2009-33, November, 27 p., (2009).

Résumé - Summary : The treatment of housing in the definition of income used to measure poverty makes a big difference to who is counted as poor. Both the Before Housing Costs (BHC) and After Housing Costs (AHC) measures in current use in the UK pose problems. We compare BHC and AHC income with an alternative measure, overcoming their respective flaws by including in income the difference between the estimated value of housing consumed and housing costs, or net imputed rent. We investigate whether findings about poverty among children and pensioners, and the effectiveness of poverty-reducing policies, are affected by accounting for housing in this way.
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Royaume-Uni / United Kingdom

. Children in immigrant families in eight affluent countries : Their families, national and international context, Unicef, Innocenti Research Centre, Florence, 116 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Données internationales / International data

. The city strategy for tackling unemployment and child poverty, J. Vranken, Peer Review in Social Protection and Social Inclusion and Assessment in Social Inclusion, s.l., Synthesis report, 27 p. (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Europe

. Developing a deprivation index : The research process, R. Matern, M. Mendelson and M. Oliphant, Caledon Institute of Social Policy, Ottawa, December, 27 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Canada

. Monitoring poverty and social exclusion 2009, T. MacInnes, P. Kenway and A. Parekh, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, London, December, 116 p., (2009).
English summary
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Royaume-Uni / United Kingdom

. Un nouvel indicateur de précarité au niveau communal, A-C. Guio et S. Carpentier, IWEPS, Namur, Les brèves de l'IWEPS, n° 11, septembre, 4 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Belgique / Belgium

. La pauvreté en zones urbaines sensibles in Rapport 2009 de l'Observatoire national des zones urbaines sensibles, La Documentation française, Paris, 270 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France

. Rapport 2009 sur la pauvreté des enfants et des familles au Canada : 1989-2009, Campagne 2000, Toronto, décembre, 12 p., (2009).
English version "2009 report card on child and family poverty in Canada : 1989-2009"
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Canada

EMPLOI - EMPLOYMENT

. Le contrat d’insertion dans la vie sociale (civis) : 720 000 jeunes bénéficiaires en quatre ans, L. Bonnevialle, Dares, Paris,  Premières synthèses, n° 50.3, décembre, 7 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France

. Départ des travailleurs âgés, formation continue dans les entreprises innovantes, L. Behaghel, E. Caroli et M.  Roge, Paris-Jourdan Sciences économiques, Paris, Document de travail,  n° 2009-50, 28 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France

. Départements et RSA : une forte mobilisation tempérée d’incertitudes, C. Avenel et alii, Observatoire national de l’Action sociale décentralisée, Paris, La lettre de l'ODAS, octobre, 12 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France

. Have labour market reforms at the turn of the millennium changed job durations of the new entrants ? A comparative study for Germany and Italy, G. C. Giannelli, U. Jaenichen and C. Villosio, Laboratorio R. Revelli, Moncalieri, Working paper, n° 95, 38 p., (2009).

Résumé - Summary : According to the aims of the labour market reforms of the 90s implemented in many European countries, workers may stay at their first job for a shorter time, but should be ble to switch jobs easily. This would generate a trade-off between job opportunities and job stability. This paper addresses this issue using administrative longitudinal data for Germany and Italy, taken as representative examples of continuous and isolated reforms, respectively. The estimated piecewise constant job and employment duration models show that changes in the durations of the first job and employment - measured as the sum of multiple consecutive jobs - are observed in periods of labour market reforms. However, the existence of a trade-off is not confirmed by the results. In Germany, men have experienced an increase in employment stability over time, mated with somewhat longer job durations, while women have not benefitted from an increase in employment durations as a compensation for the marked decrease in their first job durations. In Italy, employment stability of the new entrants of both sexes has not improved after the reforms. The reduction in the duration of the first job has not been counterbalanced by an increase in the opportunity to find rapidly another job. These results suggest that the objective of increasing job opportunities by means of labour market deregulation has not been fully achieved.
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Allemagne, Italie / Germany, Italy

. The job creation tax credit, Dismal projections for employment call for a quick, efficient, and effective response, T. J. Bartik and  J. H. Bishop, Economic Policy Institute, Washington, EPI Briefing paper, October, 20 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Etats-Unis / United States

. Reforms in Dutch active labour policy during the last 20 years : An evaluation, J. de Koning, SEOR, Rotterdam, SEOR working paper, n° 2009/2, 33 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Pays-Bas / The Netherlands

. Ségrégation urbaine et accès à l’emploi : une introduction, M. Domingues Dos Santos, Y. L’Horty et É. Tovar, Centre d'études de l'Emploi, Noisy-le-Grand, Document de travail, n° 123, novembre, 25 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France, Europe

REVENU - INCOME

. Les bénéficiaires de la revalorisation du Smic au 1er juillet 2009, Y. Jauneau, Dares, Paris, Premières informations, n° 49.1, novembre, 8 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France

. Income distribution and subjective happiness : A survey, C. Senik, OECD, Paris, OECD social, employment and migration working papers, n° 96, December, 25 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Données internationales / International data

. Mesurer les inégalités économiques, P. Moyes, GREThA, Bordeaux, Cahiers, n° 2009-06, 17 p., (2009).

Résumé : Cet article présente la manière dont est appréhendée la mesure de l’inégalité des revenus en économie. Nous rappelons les propriétés minimales que tout indice d’inégalité doit satisfaire en insistant sur la distinction entre les indices d’inégalité relative et les indices d’inégalité absolue. Nous présentons ensuite l’approche éthique de la mesure des inégalités et en déduisons les familles d’indices d’Atkinson-Kolm-Sen (AKS) et de Kolm-Pollak (KP). La recherche du consensus nous amène dans un troisième temps à introduire les critères de Lorenz relatif et de Lorenz absolu. La nécessité de mesurer la contribution à l’inégalité totale de telle ou telle composante du revenu ou de telle ou telle partie de la population nous conduit en dernier lieu à examiner les propriétés de décomposition des indices.

Summary : We give in this note an overview of the way income inequality is approached in economics. We first recall the basic properties that any inequality index is required to possess and we insist on the distinction between the indices of relative inequality and the indices of absolute inequality. We present next the ethical approach to inequality measurement and we derive the Atkinson-Kolm-Sen (AKS) and the Kolm-Pollak (KP) families of indices. The search for a consensus among general classes of indices leads us to the criteria of relative Lorenz and absolute Lorenz dominances. Finally we briefly discuss the properties of decomposablity that allow one to measure the contribution to overall income inequality of the inequality attached to a particular subgroup of the population or to a particular income source.
Zone géographique / Geographical area : none

. Minimum income benefits in OECD countries  : Policy design, effectiveness and challenges, H. Immervoll, Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, IZA discussion paper, n° 4627, December, 52 p., (2009).

Résumé - Summary : Almost all OECD countries operate comprehensive minimum-income programmes for working-age individuals, either as last-resort safety nets alongside primary income replacement benefits, or as the principal instrument for delivering social protection. Such safety-net benefits aim primarily at providing an acceptable standard of living for families unable to earn sufficient incomes from other sources. This paper provides an overview of social assistance and other minimum-income programmes in OECD countries, summarises their main features, and highlights a number of current policy challenges.
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Pays de l'OCDE / OECD countries

. Salaire minimum interprofessionnel de croissance, Rapport du groupe d'experts, P. Champsaur, La Documentation française, Paris, décembre, 45 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France

AUTRES DONNEES SOCIALES - OTHER SOCIAL ISSUES

. Getting on  : Well-being in later life, J. McCormick and alii, Institute for Public Policy Research, London, December, 60 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Royaume-Uni / United Kingdom

. Mesure des performances économiques et du progrès social : les conclusions de la Commission Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi, O. Simon, DGTPE, Trésor-éco, n° 67, décembre, 8 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : France

. Positive indicators of child well-being : A conceptual framework, measures and methodological issues, L. H Lippman, K. Anderson Moore and H. McIntosh, Unicef, Innocenti Research Centre, Florence, October, 100 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Données internationales / International data

. Social cohesion at stake : The social impact of the crisis and of the recovery package, EAPN, Bruxelles, December, 50 p., (2009).
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Europe

. Well-being across America, A. J.  Oswald and S. Wu, Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, IZA discussion paper, n° 4600, November, 44 p., (2009).

Résumé - Summary : This paper uses new Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data to provide the first estimates of well-being across the states of America. From this sample of 1.3 million US citizens, we analyze measures of life satisfaction and mental health. Adjusting for people’s characteristics, states such as Louisiana and DC have high psychological well-being levels while California and West Virginia have low well-being; there is no correlation between states’ well-being and their GDP per capita. Correcting for people’s incomes, satisfaction with life is lowest in the rich states. We discuss implications for the arbitrage theory that regions provide equal utility and compensating differentials.
Zone géographique / Geographical area : Etats-Unis / United States