Open AccessThe Impact of Family Benefits on Poverty Level in Poland and in Selected European Union Countries
Author(s) -
Agnieszka Lew,
Aldona Migała-Warchoł,
Monika Pasternak-Malicka
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.47363/jesmr/2021(2)124
Subject(s) - wilcoxon signed rank test , poverty , european union , accession , descriptive statistics , member states , test (biology) , poverty level , linear regression , regression analysis , statistics , econometrics , economic growth , mathematics , economics , international trade , paleontology , mann–whitney u test , biology
The purpose: The aim of the article is an attempt to assess the impact of family allowances on the level of poverty among children in selected EU countries. In the paper the division of EU member states by the date of accession to the Community was applied. Methodology: The implementation of the purpose required the use of descriptive and statistical methods, in particular the linear regression method. The ANOVA hypothesis verification method and the Wilcoxon pair order test were also applied using the numerical values of the variables published by the Central Statistical Office for 2015-2016. Results: In the article the essence of the 500+ Program against the background of family benefits in the EU, the level of poverty in Poland and selected countries were described. On the basis of Statistical data downloaded from Eurostat databases for 2016, an attempt was made to assess the impact of the amount of aid programs on the poverty level among h children based on the linear regression method