POVERTY AND TIME: PERSPECTIVES ON THE DYNAMICS OF POVERTY. General Research Series Paper No. 166, December 1994

Nolan, Brian and Callan, Tim and Whelan, Christopher T. and Williams, James (1994) POVERTY AND TIME: PERSPECTIVES ON THE DYNAMICS OF POVERTY. General Research Series Paper No. 166, December 1994. UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

The ESRI’s 1987 Survey of Income Distribution, Poverty and Use of State Services has served as the basis for a lengthy series of studies of poverty and related topics in Ireland. The present study extends that research by exploiting the wealth of data in the survey), which can throw light on the dynamics of resources, income and poverty. To understand why some people are trapped in poverty while others escape from it, why low income has a much more immediate impact on living standards for some households than others, and why some people are at much higher risk of poverty than others, one needs to look at socio-economic background, acquisition of education and skills, labour market experiences, and the build-up of savings versus debts over a long period. By doing so, our understanding of poverty and how best to design anti-poverty policy is significantly enhanced.

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