Evolution of material deprivation over time: the impact of the great recession in EU countries.

The EU portfolio of social indicators includes material deprivation (MD) measures (169) which have been endorsed by EU Member States and the European Commission as a response to the need to complement EU income poverty and social exclusion indicators with indicators that better reflect differences in actual standards of living across the EU. (...) The key objective of this chapter is to analyse the evolution of MD over time across the EU and to explore the impact of the Great Recession on this evolution. Both the cross-sectional and longitudinal EU-SILC data are used. The chapter looks at the changes in national trajectories of MD (before and during/after the Recession) ? considering in turn incidence, severity and persistence aspects. To better capture the dynamics of MD, it analyses the national flows of people entering into/exiting from MD each year. Finally, it also explores the impact of different 'trigger events' as well as individual and household characteristics on entry rates into MD.