The Republic of Latvia : Poverty Assessment, Volume 1

This poverty assessment, focuses on three areas. The first is an update of the poverty profile, who are the poor in Latvia in 1998 and what determines their low level of income. The second looks at the labor market: determinants of earnings, and unemployment. The third assesses how the system of social assistance functions, including: who are the recipients of social assistance, what is the amount of "leakage", and why are certain households excluded. The functioning of social assistance is also linked with the issue of regional inequality in its delivery - a problem that has been repeatedly highlighted in the Latvian context.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2000-06-14
Subjects:POVERTY MITIGATION, LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS, LABOR MARKETS, SOCIAL TRANSFERS, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS, UNEMPLOYMENT, LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION, LABOR DEMAND, POVERTY PROFILE, POVERTY RATES AGED, CENTRAL PLANNING, CURRENCY UNIT, DEPENDENT VARIABLE, DISCRIMINATION, ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS, ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, ECONOMIC STRUCTURE, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCLUDED GROUPS, EXERCISES, EXPENDITURE DATA, EXPENDITURES, FAMILIES, FEMALE- HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS, HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT, HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD HEAD, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD SIZE, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HUMAN CAPITAL, INCOME, INEQUALITY, INFLATION, INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, LABOR FORCE, LABOR FORCE SURVEY, LABOR MARKET, LIVING CONDITIONS, MARKET ECONOMY, MEAN CONSUMPTION, MIGRATION, MINIMUM WAGE, MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS, NATIONAL AVERAGE, OLDER PEOPLE, PENSION SYSTEM, PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POVERTY ASSESSMENT, POVERTY HEADCOUNT, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY LINE, POVERTY LINES, POVERTY MEASURES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, POVERTY RISK, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCTIVITY, PUBLIC SECTOR, QUALITATIVE INFORMATION, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RISK FACTORS, RURAL AREAS, RURAL POOR, SAFETY, SAFETY NET, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL GROUP, SOCIAL SERVICES, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, STRUCTURAL REFORM, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRANSITION COUNTRIES, TRANSITION ECONOMIES, UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, UNEMPLOYMENT RATES, URBAN AREAS, URBAN POVERTY, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WAGE DIFFERENTIALS, WAGES, WELFARE GAINS, WELFARE MEASURE, WORKERS, YOUNG PEOPLE, YOUNG WOMEN, YOUTH, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT,
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spelling dig-okr-10986152572021-04-23T14:03:15Z The Republic of Latvia : Poverty Assessment, Volume 1 World Bank POVERTY MITIGATION LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS LABOR MARKETS SOCIAL TRANSFERS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS UNEMPLOYMENT LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR DEMAND POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY RATES AGED CENTRAL PLANNING CURRENCY UNIT DEPENDENT VARIABLE DISCRIMINATION ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIES OF SCALE EXCHANGE RATE EXCLUDED GROUPS EXERCISES EXPENDITURE DATA EXPENDITURES FAMILIES FEMALE- HEADED HOUSEHOLDS FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME INEQUALITY INFLATION INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT LABOR FORCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR FORCE SURVEY LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LIVING CONDITIONS MARKET ECONOMY MEAN CONSUMPTION MIGRATION MINIMUM WAGE MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS NATIONAL AVERAGE OLDER PEOPLE PENSION SYSTEM PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ASSESSMENT POVERTY HEADCOUNT POVERTY LEVELS POVERTY LINE POVERTY LINES POVERTY MEASURES POVERTY PROFILE POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY POVERTY RISK PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIVATE SECTOR PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC SECTOR QUALITATIVE INFORMATION REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS RURAL POOR SAFETY SAFETY NET SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL GROUP SOCIAL SERVICES STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURAL REFORM TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRANSITION COUNTRIES TRANSITION ECONOMIES UNEMPLOYMENT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS UNEMPLOYMENT RATES URBAN AREAS URBAN POVERTY VOCATIONAL TRAINING WAGE DIFFERENTIALS WAGES WELFARE GAINS WELFARE MEASURE WORKERS YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT This poverty assessment, focuses on three areas. The first is an update of the poverty profile, who are the poor in Latvia in 1998 and what determines their low level of income. The second looks at the labor market: determinants of earnings, and unemployment. The third assesses how the system of social assistance functions, including: who are the recipients of social assistance, what is the amount of "leakage", and why are certain households excluded. The functioning of social assistance is also linked with the issue of regional inequality in its delivery - a problem that has been repeatedly highlighted in the Latvian context. 2013-08-21T16:37:55Z 2013-08-21T16:37:55Z 2000-06-14 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/06/436992/latvia-poverty-assessment-vol-1-2-summary http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15257 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Europe and Central Asia Latvia
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topic POVERTY MITIGATION
LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS
LABOR MARKETS
SOCIAL TRANSFERS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
UNEMPLOYMENT
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR DEMAND
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY RATES AGED
CENTRAL PLANNING
CURRENCY UNIT
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DISCRIMINATION
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCLUDED GROUPS
EXERCISES
EXPENDITURE DATA
EXPENDITURES
FAMILIES
FEMALE- HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INFLATION
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR FORCE SURVEY
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LIVING CONDITIONS
MARKET ECONOMY
MEAN CONSUMPTION
MIGRATION
MINIMUM WAGE
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
NATIONAL AVERAGE
OLDER PEOPLE
PENSION SYSTEM
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY HEADCOUNT
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY RISK
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC SECTOR
QUALITATIVE INFORMATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RISK FACTORS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POOR
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL GROUP
SOCIAL SERVICES
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
STRUCTURAL REFORM
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POVERTY
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WAGES
WELFARE GAINS
WELFARE MEASURE
WORKERS
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG WOMEN
YOUTH
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
POVERTY MITIGATION
LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS
LABOR MARKETS
SOCIAL TRANSFERS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
UNEMPLOYMENT
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR DEMAND
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY RATES AGED
CENTRAL PLANNING
CURRENCY UNIT
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DISCRIMINATION
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCLUDED GROUPS
EXERCISES
EXPENDITURE DATA
EXPENDITURES
FAMILIES
FEMALE- HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INFLATION
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR FORCE SURVEY
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LIVING CONDITIONS
MARKET ECONOMY
MEAN CONSUMPTION
MIGRATION
MINIMUM WAGE
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
NATIONAL AVERAGE
OLDER PEOPLE
PENSION SYSTEM
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY HEADCOUNT
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY RISK
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC SECTOR
QUALITATIVE INFORMATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RISK FACTORS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POOR
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL GROUP
SOCIAL SERVICES
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
STRUCTURAL REFORM
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POVERTY
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WAGES
WELFARE GAINS
WELFARE MEASURE
WORKERS
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG WOMEN
YOUTH
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
spellingShingle POVERTY MITIGATION
LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS
LABOR MARKETS
SOCIAL TRANSFERS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
UNEMPLOYMENT
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR DEMAND
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY RATES AGED
CENTRAL PLANNING
CURRENCY UNIT
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DISCRIMINATION
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCLUDED GROUPS
EXERCISES
EXPENDITURE DATA
EXPENDITURES
FAMILIES
FEMALE- HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INFLATION
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR FORCE SURVEY
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LIVING CONDITIONS
MARKET ECONOMY
MEAN CONSUMPTION
MIGRATION
MINIMUM WAGE
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
NATIONAL AVERAGE
OLDER PEOPLE
PENSION SYSTEM
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY HEADCOUNT
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY RISK
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC SECTOR
QUALITATIVE INFORMATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RISK FACTORS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POOR
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL GROUP
SOCIAL SERVICES
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
STRUCTURAL REFORM
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POVERTY
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WAGES
WELFARE GAINS
WELFARE MEASURE
WORKERS
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG WOMEN
YOUTH
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
POVERTY MITIGATION
LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS
LABOR MARKETS
SOCIAL TRANSFERS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
UNEMPLOYMENT
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR DEMAND
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY RATES AGED
CENTRAL PLANNING
CURRENCY UNIT
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DISCRIMINATION
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCLUDED GROUPS
EXERCISES
EXPENDITURE DATA
EXPENDITURES
FAMILIES
FEMALE- HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INFLATION
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR FORCE SURVEY
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LIVING CONDITIONS
MARKET ECONOMY
MEAN CONSUMPTION
MIGRATION
MINIMUM WAGE
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
NATIONAL AVERAGE
OLDER PEOPLE
PENSION SYSTEM
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY HEADCOUNT
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY RISK
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC SECTOR
QUALITATIVE INFORMATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RISK FACTORS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POOR
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL GROUP
SOCIAL SERVICES
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
STRUCTURAL REFORM
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POVERTY
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WAGES
WELFARE GAINS
WELFARE MEASURE
WORKERS
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG WOMEN
YOUTH
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
World Bank
The Republic of Latvia : Poverty Assessment, Volume 1
description This poverty assessment, focuses on three areas. The first is an update of the poverty profile, who are the poor in Latvia in 1998 and what determines their low level of income. The second looks at the labor market: determinants of earnings, and unemployment. The third assesses how the system of social assistance functions, including: who are the recipients of social assistance, what is the amount of "leakage", and why are certain households excluded. The functioning of social assistance is also linked with the issue of regional inequality in its delivery - a problem that has been repeatedly highlighted in the Latvian context.
topic_facet POVERTY MITIGATION
LIVING STANDARDS INDICATORS
LABOR MARKETS
SOCIAL TRANSFERS
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
UNEMPLOYMENT
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR DEMAND
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY RATES AGED
CENTRAL PLANNING
CURRENCY UNIT
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
DISCRIMINATION
ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES
ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCLUDED GROUPS
EXERCISES
EXPENDITURE DATA
EXPENDITURES
FAMILIES
FEMALE- HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
FEMALE-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION
HOUSEHOLD HEAD
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INEQUALITY
INFLATION
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR FORCE SURVEY
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LIVING CONDITIONS
MARKET ECONOMY
MEAN CONSUMPTION
MIGRATION
MINIMUM WAGE
MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS
NATIONAL AVERAGE
OLDER PEOPLE
PENSION SYSTEM
PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY ASSESSMENT
POVERTY HEADCOUNT
POVERTY LEVELS
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY LINES
POVERTY MEASURES
POVERTY PROFILE
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
POVERTY RISK
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRODUCTIVITY
PUBLIC SECTOR
QUALITATIVE INFORMATION
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RISK FACTORS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL POOR
SAFETY
SAFETY NET
SOCIAL ASSISTANCE
SOCIAL GROUP
SOCIAL SERVICES
STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT
STRUCTURAL REFORM
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRANSITION COUNTRIES
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
UNEMPLOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
UNEMPLOYMENT RATES
URBAN AREAS
URBAN POVERTY
VOCATIONAL TRAINING
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WAGES
WELFARE GAINS
WELFARE MEASURE
WORKERS
YOUNG PEOPLE
YOUNG WOMEN
YOUTH
YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT
author World Bank
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title The Republic of Latvia : Poverty Assessment, Volume 1
title_short The Republic of Latvia : Poverty Assessment, Volume 1
title_full The Republic of Latvia : Poverty Assessment, Volume 1
title_fullStr The Republic of Latvia : Poverty Assessment, Volume 1
title_full_unstemmed The Republic of Latvia : Poverty Assessment, Volume 1
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