모자가구의 소득분포와 빈곤요인 분석

In this study, I use data from the Korea Statistical Office's [Household Income and Expenditure Survey] to analyse the income distribution and poverty incidence of single-mother households in Korea, after accounting for within-group heterogeneity. Analysis shows that, in terms of household market income, the incidence and depth of poverty experienced by single-mother households has steadily worsened since the 1997 financial crisis. Poverty rates in terms of current income were stable up until the 2008 financial crisis,reflecting the effectiveness of public transfers in abating poverty. However, this effect appears to have weakened recently. Decomposition for the FGT metric of poverty suggests an increase in the variation attributable to ouseholds who are jobless or find themselves in precarious employment - such as temporary/daily work. Studying the poverty elasticity of single-mother households, we find that reducing the within-household income inequality may sufficiently reduce the household's chances of poverty, with differing results depending on marital/maternal/employment statuses. We also find that single-mother households most likely to be made better-off through transfers and other income-enhancing policies are those who have no male spouse, or who are in precarious employment arrangements such as temporary/daily work.