Youth poverty: are there relevant differences across regions?

• Main Authors: Cecilia Albert, María Ángeles Davia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: AECR 2013-01-01
• Series: Investigaciones Regionales - Journal of Regional Research
• Subjects: poverty; youth; regions
• Online Access: http://www.aecr.org/images/ImatgesArticles/2013/5/4_Albert.pdf

This paper aims to analyze regional variability in youth poverty in Spain. We deploy the Spanish Survey of Income and Living Conditions to conduct a random effects or multilevel logit model. Results point to regional variability due to diverse impact of age, human capital, living arrangements, number of children, nationality and the recent economic crisis. Regional differences do not entirely respond to the variables included in the analysis and may be explained by other indicators such as those related to the structure of the productive system or the redistributive capacity of the social benefits from the autonomous communities.