The impact of means tested assistance in Southern Europe

This paper aims to analyse the social assistance systems in five South European countries: France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. After reviewing the existing system of social assistance in each country, we apply a consistent methodology in order to estimate its impact on income distribution, poverty and target efficiency.

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Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	O'Donoghue, Cathal ; Albuquerque, J. ; Baldini, Massimo ; Bargain, Olivier ; Bosi, P. ; Levy, Horacio ; Mantovani, D. ; Matsaganis, Manos ; Mercader-Prats, M. ; Farinha, C. ; Rodrigues, Farinha ; Toso, S. ; Terraz, I. ; Tsakloglou, P.
Publisher:	Colchester : University of Essex, Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
Subject:	Social Assistance \| Southern Europe \| Microsimulation

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Series:	EUROMOD Working Paper ; EM6/01
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	777878291 [GVK] hdl:10419/91713 [Handle] RePEc:ese:emodwp:em6-01 [RePEc]
Classification:	D31 - Personal Income, Wealth and Their Distributions ; I38 - Government Policy; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
Source:	EconStor

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