As has been already explained elsewhere,\u00a0until today important questions of validity and robustness of the main Europe 2020 poverty reduction indicators remain unanswered (i.e. the at-risk-of-poverty indicator, the indicator severe material deprivation and the indicator of very low work intensity).\u00a0Therefore, in this work package the strengths and weaknesses of the Europe 2020 poverty and social exclusion indicators will be assessed from a theoretical and empirical perspective. In addition, routes for further refining the indicators will be developed.<\/p>\n
In order to do so, we will<\/p>\n
The results of this work package will deepen our understanding of the indicators used for assessing the evolution of poverty in the European Union, enriching the analyses performed especially in the work packages 1, 2, 5, 7 & 13 as well as 15. On the basis of the results of this work package and the input of the associated key-experts, we will develop a set of recommendations for improving the validity and comparability of the official EU poverty indicators.\u00a0The results will be presented on a seminar targeted at members of the Indicators\u2019 Subgroup (ISG) of the European Commission as well as researchers working with the Europe 2020 social inclusion indicators.<\/p>\n
Each of the associates will contribute to the work package with a paper on one of the indicators: Eric Marlier with a paper on recent developments with regards to the Laeken indicators in general and the at-risk-of- poverty indicator in particular, Conchita D\u2019Ambrosio with a paper on the indicator of material deprivation, and Terry Ward with a paper on the work intensity indicator.<\/p>\n