In-work poverty in times of COVID-19
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In-work poverty in times of COVID-19. / Bekker, Sonja; Bürkert, Johanna Sophie; Quirijns, Quirine; Pop, Ioana.
The New Common: How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Transforming Society. ed. / Emile Aarts; Hein Fleuren; Margriet Sitskoorn; Ton Wilthagen. Springer, 2021. p. 35-40.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research
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T1 - In-work poverty in times of COVID-19
AU - Bekker, Sonja
AU - Bürkert, Johanna Sophie
AU - Quirijns, Quirine
AU - Pop, Ioana
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The corona crisis has an unequal impact on worker’s income. Workers with unstable jobs prior to the crisis, have been affected hardest due to the loss of work and income (Börner, 2020). An example is the group of workers who cannot make ends meet, despite having a job. In order to explore the impact of the coronavirus crisis on in-work poverty, it is relevant to get a better insight into how low income is defined because in the Netherlands low income and poverty are calculated in various ways. For this chapter we use two indicators (Statistics Netherlands, 2018; SCP, 2018). The first is the poverty threshold, indicating whether or not the income is sufficient to meet basic needs such as buying food, housing, and participating in social activities. The second is the low-income threshold, representing stable purchasing power over time.
AB - The corona crisis has an unequal impact on worker’s income. Workers with unstable jobs prior to the crisis, have been affected hardest due to the loss of work and income (Börner, 2020). An example is the group of workers who cannot make ends meet, despite having a job. In order to explore the impact of the coronavirus crisis on in-work poverty, it is relevant to get a better insight into how low income is defined because in the Netherlands low income and poverty are calculated in various ways. For this chapter we use two indicators (Statistics Netherlands, 2018; SCP, 2018). The first is the poverty threshold, indicating whether or not the income is sufficient to meet basic needs such as buying food, housing, and participating in social activities. The second is the low-income threshold, representing stable purchasing power over time.
KW - in-work-poverty
KW - flexible employment
KW - poverty
KW - COVID-19
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-030-65355-2_5
DO - 10.1007/978-3-030-65355-2_5
M3 - Book chapter
SN - 9783030653545
SP - 35
EP - 40
BT - The New Common
A2 - Aarts, Emile
A2 - Fleuren, Hein
A2 - Sitskoorn, Margriet
A2 - Wilthagen, Ton
PB - Springer
ER -
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