The Dynamics of Poverty: Social Omnibus or Underclass Wagon?

Type:

Workshop

Audience:

Open to the Public

Speaker:

John Rigg

Zsolt Spéder

David Piachaud

Bruce Headey

David Gordon

Zsuzsa Ferge

S. M. Miller

Björn Gustafsson

János Ladányi

Building:

Nador u. 9, Monument Building

Room:

Gellner room

Friday, May 24, 2002 - 2:45pm

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Date:

Friday, May 24, 2002 - 2:45pm to Saturday, May 25, 2002 - 7:00pm

Session I. (Friday, May 25, 14:45 - 18:00)
14:45	Opening Remarks
15:00	John Rigg, University of Essex. The Dynamics of Poverty in Britain
16:00	Zsolt Spéder, Hungarian Central Statistical Office, Budapest. Income Dynamics in Three Societies
17:00	David Piachaud, London School of Economics. Obstacles and Aids to Entering and Escaping from Poverty: A Review of the British Evidence
Session II. (Saturday, May 25, 10:00 - 13:00)
10:00	Bruce Headey, University of Melbourne. Poverty and Income Mobility in Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism
11:00	David Gordon, University of Bristol. Measuring Poverty and Social Exclusion in Britain
12:00	Zsuzsa Ferge, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. Controversial Findings and Interpretations of the Dynamics of Poverty in Hungary
Session III. (Saturday, May 25, 14:00 - 18:00)
14:00	S. M. Miller, Boston University. American Workfare: Some International Implications
15:00	Björn Gustafsson, Göteborg University. Patterns of Social Assistance Receipt - Experiences from Sweden during a Period of Rapidly Deteriorating Labor Market Conditions
16:0	János Ladányi, Budapest University of Economics. Poverty and Ethnicity in Hungary during Market Transition
17:00	Chris Schluter, University of Bristol. Does Low Income during Early Childhood Affect Adolescent School Attainment? Evidence from the German Socio-Economic Panel