1. Poverty and anti-poverty policy in Hungary 1990-2004 Viktoria Galla Institute of Economics Hungarian Academy of Sciences Poverty and ant-poverty policy in the EU 13 th workshop on alternative economic policy in Europe September 21 st -23 rd, 2007,Brussels

2. Aims and data source Household budget surveys 1993 → 1997→ 2004 Income specific decomposition Young, unemployed and old-age poverty tendencies

3. Demographic changes

4. Social position of households with children

5. Social position of unemployed

6. Social position of pensioners

7. Social position of under- and well educated in Hungary

8. Returns on schooling Return on schooling by the level of education in the personal income level199319972004 elementary0.7 0.6 vocational1.00.9 secondary1.2 1.0 third level1.71.81.7 Average1.0 -Hh. composition effect -redistribution of taxes

9. Gini index 1993199720022004 Household income0.2170.2310.2370.251 Personal income0.5030.5110.4930.498 -Regional indexes

10. Poverty ratio 199319972004 Elderly over 60 below the poverty lines of 50%1.40.51.9 Unemployed below the poverty line of 50%10.419.721.7 Children below the poverty line of 50%, living in families with more than 3 children12.228.730.5 People below the poverty lines of 50%, living in families with more than 3 children13.429.228.5