Poverty and government transfers in the United States

Reference : Poverty and government transfers in the United States


	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Business & economic sciences : Multidisciplinary, general & others
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/27859

Title :	Poverty and government transfers in the United States
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Herzer, Dierk [Goethe Univ Frankfurt, Dept Econ, D-60323 Frankfurt, Germany.]
	Klump, Rainer [University of Luxembourg > Rectorate > Rectorate]
Publication date :	2010
Journal title :	APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS
Publisher :	Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
Volume :	17
Issue/season :	16
Pages :	1565-1569
Peer reviewed :	Yes (verified by ORBi^lu)
ISSN :	1350-4851
City :	Abingdon
Abstract :	[en] This article examines the long-term impact of government transfers on poverty in the United States using cointegration techniques. In contrast to most existing studies, we find that government transfers play an important poverty-reducing role.
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/27859
DOI :	10.1080/13504850903051516

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