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The Welfare Gains of Age Related Optimal Income Taxation
Bastani, Spencer; Blomquist, Sören; Micheletto, Luca - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2010
Using a calibrated overlapping generations model we quantify the welfare gains of an age dependent income tax. Agents face uncertainty regarding future abilities and can by saving transfer consumption across periods. The welfare gain of switching from an age-independent to an age-dependent...
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Non-contributory pensions
Bando, Rosangela; Gertler, Paul; Galiani, Sebastián - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
poverty. Drawing on data from Mexico's Adultos Mayores Program (Older Adults Program) --a cash transfer scheme aimed at rural …
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Simulating the future of the Swedish baby-boom generations
Klevmarken, N. Anders; Bolin, Kristian; Eklöf, Matias; … - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2007
For the purpose of studying the consequences of the ageing of the Swedish population a group of scientists have enlarged the microsimulation model SESIM - originally developed at the Swedish Ministry of Finance - with modules that simulate health status, take up of sickness benefits, retirement,...
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Atacando Pobreza: Evaluación del Programa Fondo de Inversión Social de Panamá
Marcano, Luis - Inter-American Development Bank - 2005
Durante la década de los noventa, los Fondos de Inversión Social fueron el mecanismo por excelencia para la entrega de obras sociales a poblaciones vulnerables en épocas de ajustes y crisis económicas. Desde entonces, los FIS se han convertido en instituciones con objetivos de más largo...
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Cross-national differences in income poverty among Europe´s 50+
Hallberg, Daniel - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2006
This paper studies income poverty among the 50+ population in 10 EU countries using newly collected data from the SHARE …. Relative income poverty range from 10 percent (in Sweden) to 22 percent (in Switzerland). Logistic regression estimates show … increased likelihood of poverty. Less risk of poverty can be found among those that have supervision over the workplace, have …
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Effect of Microfinance on Vulnerability, Poverty and Risk in Low Income Households
Bali Swain, Ranjula; Floro, Maria - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2007
Uncertainty and unpredictability faced by low-income households increase their vulnerability making poverty even more … as a way of combating poverty. This paper investigates whether or not SHG participation results in reducing poverty and …. Going beyond the traditional poverty estimates, we use a vulnerability measure which quantifies the welfare loss associated …
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Reducing Vulnerability through Microfinance: Evidence from Indian Self Help Group Program
Bali Swain, Ranjula; Floro, Maria - Nationalekonomiska Institutionen, Uppsala Universitet - 2010
We investigate if participation in Indian Self Help Group microfinance program (SHG) results in reducing vulnerability. Vulnerability estimates are constructed using cross-sectional SHG rural household survey data, collected in 2003. The potential selection bias is eliminated by propensity score...
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A New Way of Monitoring the Quality of Urban Life
Powell, Andrew; Lora, Eduardo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper proposes a methodology to resolve the problems that result from using a combination of objective and subjective information in evaluating urban quality of life. The paper further suggests techniques to identify and rank issues of potential importance for urban dwellers. In order to...
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Insecurity, Health, and Well-Being: An Initial Exploration Based on Happiness Surveys Title: Inseguridad, salud y bienestar: Una exploración inicial basada en encuestas sobre la fe...
Graham, Carol; Chaparro, Juan Camilo - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
Crime and insecurity are increasingly common features of life in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly in urban areas. Victimization rates in the region are the highest in the world, with the exception of Sub-Saharan Africa. This publication explores how victimization and perceptions of...
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Low-Income Housing Finance in Colombia
Arbelaez, Maria Angelica; Camacho, Carolina; Fajardo, … - Inter-American Development Bank - 2011
This paper explores the role played by policy instruments in access to housing finance by low-income households. It also analyzes the impact of housing credit and subsidies on both the quality of life and the quality of dwelling of the beneficiaries. Using the Quality of Life Surveys conducted...
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