Measuring and Monitoring Absolute Poverty in the European Union

Part I: Concepts.- 1. Introduction.- 2. The Frame of Reference in Absolute Poverty Measurement.- 3. Practical Aspects of EU-Wide Measurement.- Part II: Implementation.- 4. Reference Budget-Based Approach to Absolute Poverty measurement.- 5. Survey-Based Approach to Absolute Poverty Measurement.- 6. Food-Based Statistical Approach to Absolute Poverty Measurement.- 7. Thematic Aspects of Absolute Poverty Measurement Across the EU.- Part III: Results and Conclusions.- 8. New Absolute Poverty Estimates for the EU.- 9. Future Measurement and Monitoring.

Bálint Menyhért is an economist and a former research fellow at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. He holds a PhD from the Central European University and worked previously at the OECD and the National Bank of Hungary..

Zsombor Cseres-Gergely is an economist at the European Commission and a former research fellow at the Joint Research Centre. He holds a Phd from the Central European University and worked previously at the Institute of Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Virmantas Kvedaras is an applied econometrician and a former research fellow at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. He holds a Phd from the Vilnius University where he previously worked as an associate professor at the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics.

Benedetta Mina is an economist at the Italian Parliament and a former research assistant at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. She is set to obtain her PhD from the University of Rome Tor Vergata.

Filippo Pericoli is an economist at the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and former research fellow at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. He holds a PhD from the Sapienza University of Rome and worked previously at the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Slavica Zec is a statistician and a former research fellow at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. She holds a PhD from the University of Padova where she previously worked as a socio-economic researcher.