Dickerson, A. and Popli, G.K. orcid.org/0000-0003-2919-2627 (2018) The many dimensions of child poverty: evidence from the UK millennium cohort study. Fiscal Studies, 39 (2). pp. 265-298. ISSN 0143-5671
Abstract
In this paper we use a multidimensional framework to characterise child poverty in the UK. We examine the interdependencies amongst the different dimensions of multidimensional poverty, and the relationship between multidimensional poverty and income poverty. We also explore the links between multidimensional poverty, income poverty, and children’s cognitive and noncognitive development. Our findings suggest that multidimensional poverty identifies many but not all of the same children classified using standard income poverty measures. Approximately 20% of children are classified as poor on one measure but not the other. Children in workless households and ethnic minority children facing the highest odds of growing up in both multidimensional poverty and income poverty. We find similar levels of persistence in multidimensional poverty and income poverty, with 17% (18%) of children experiencing persistent multidimensional (income) poverty, and 10% of the children experiencing both persistent multidimensional poverty and persistent income poverty. Multidimensional poverty (both episodic and persistent) also has a detrimental impact on children’s development over and above the negative impact of income poverty.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Wiley. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Fiscal Studies. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | multidimensional poverty; income poverty; persistent poverty; child development |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Department of Economics (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 23 Aug 2017 09:27 |
Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2023 15:21 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/1475-5890.12162 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:120366 |