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The Impact of Family Change on Income Poverty in Colombia and Peru

We examine families with children and the potential impact of changes in family structure on changes in income poverty between 2003 and 2012 in Colombia and Peru. Results show that although the types of families that are increasing—single-mother and cohabitingcouple families— are the ones most at ri...

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description We examine families with children and the potential impact of changes in family structure on changes in income poverty between 2003 and 2012 in Colombia and Peru. Results show that although the types of families that are increasing—single-mother and cohabitingcouple families— are the ones most at risk economically, overall poverty did not increase. The story in both countries is one of declines in poverty being associated with improvement in economic conditions, with demographic change not having much relationship to the poverty trend. This result is partly explained by the fact that cohabiting-couple families, though they begin the period with relatively high poverty rates, end doing better economically in both countries. As a result, the rise in cohabitation does not seem to be increasing poverty. In contrast, although singlemother families show improvements in human capital and employment in both countries, in Colombia their poverty rates remain high. Nous examinons des familles avec enfants et l'impact potentiel des changements de la structure familiale sur les changements de la pauvreté de revenu entre 2003 et 2012 en Colombie et au Pérou. Les résultats montrent que, bien que le nombre de familles tendant à augmenter (les familles monoparentales et les familles vivant en cohabitation) sont celles qui sont économiquement à risque, la pauvreté en général n'a pas augmenté. Ce résultat s'explique en partie par le fait que les familles de couples vivant en cohabitation, bien que commençant avec un relativement fort taux de pauvreté au début de la période examinée, finissent par mieux réussir économiquement dans les deux pays. Nous pouvons conclure que la hausse de la cohabitation ne semble pas augmenter la pauvreté. En revanche, bien que les familles monoparentales (mères seules qui s'occupent de leur famille) aient de plus en plus accès à l'éducation et à l'emploi dans les deux pays, leur taux de pauvreté reste élevé en Colombie. En este trabajo analizamos el impacto de los cambios en la estructura familiar sobre los cambios en la pobreza monetaria de las familias con niños, entre 2003 y 2012, en Colombia y Perú. Los resultados nos muestran que la tasa de pobreza a nivel nacional no se vio afectada por el aumento de las familias que enfrentan mayor riesgo económico (familias monoparentales maternas y familias en uniones consensúales). Parte de este hallazgo se puede explicar por la reducción de la pobreza entre las familias en uniones consensúales, que en
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Adjustment
Child poverty
Children
Children & youth
Cohabitation
Demographic change
Demographics
Economic change
Economic conditions
Economic crisis
Economic growth
Employment
Families & family life
Family structure
Foreign exchange markets
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Households
Human capital
Income
Income distribution
Poverty
Single mothers
Trends
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