Abstract:Background: Poverty among the population of a country is one of the most disputable topics in social studies. Many researchers devote their work to identifying the factors that influence it most. Bulgaria is one of the EU member states with the highest poverty levels. Regional facets of social exclusion and risks of poverty among the population are a key priority of the National Development Strategy for the third decade of 21st century. In order to mitigate the regional poverty levels it is necessary for the social policy makers to pay more attention to the various factors expected to influence these levels. Materials and Methods: In the present study, in addition to gaining insights from theories, a statistical method known as "stepwise regression" is used to select factors that best describe the variation of regional poverty levels. Panel data analysis methods.........
Keywords: Regional poverty; Employment; Panel data analysis; Bulgaria.
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