Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Enrico Fabrizi
Author-X-Name-First: Enrico
Author-X-Name-Last: Fabrizi
Author-Email: enrico.fabrizi@unicatt.it
Author-Workplace-Name: DISCE, Università Cattolica
Author-Name: Chiara Mussida
Author-X-Name-First: Chiara
Author-X-Name-Last: Mussida
Author-Email: chiara.mussida@unicatt.it
Author-Workplace-Name: DISCE, Università Cattolica
Title: Assessing poverty persistence in households with dependent children: the role of poverty measurement
Abstract: The burden of poverty in Italy is unevenly distributed among various household types; in particular, 
those with dependent children are characterized by much higher incidences rates. As a consequence Italian children 
are more likely to experience poverty with respect to the general population, hindering their effective inclusion  
in the Italian society. This paper analyses the determinants of the risk of poverty and severe material deprivation 
for households with dependent children in Italy for the period 2010-2013. The analysis is based on the EU-SILC survey. 
We consider three indicators: the at risk-of-poverty, the subjective poverty, and the severe material deprivation rates. 
We apply a dynamic random effects probit model with autocorrelated error separately to the analysis of each indicator 
to assess genuine state dependence after controlling for various structural characteristics of the households. 
A strong state dependence emerges, regardless of the considered poverty measure thus providing evidence of 
poverty persistence or poverty trap. We also find that household work intensity is fundamental to prevent household 
to fall into poverty and material deprivation.
Length: 39 pages
Creation-Date: 2018-07
File-URL: http://dipartimenti.unicatt.it/dises-dises-wp_18_139.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
File-Function: First version, 2018
Number: dises1839
Classification-JEL: C23, I32, J13, J21
Keywords: Risk of poverty, Subjective poverty, Severe material deprivation, Dynamic probit models, State dependence
Handle: RePEc:ctc:serie2:dises1839