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The financial well-being of older people in Europe and the redistributive effects of minimum pension schemes
Figari, Francesco; Matsaganis, Manos; Sutherland, Holly - 2011
extent to which these schemes serve to reduce the risk of poverty among elderly. The main findings show that there is a … strong correlation between the resources allocated to the minimum pension schemes and the reduction in poverty risk among the …. On the one hand, they are more effective in reducing elderly poverty rates. On the other hand, they fail to ensure a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009487506
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Pension Reform and Income Inequality Among the Elderly in 15 European Countries
van Vliet, Olaf - 2011
inequality or poverty among elderly people. The results appear to be robust for a wide range of econometric specifications …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013121521
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Using HHoT to generate institutional minimum income protection indicators
Marchal, Sarah; Siöland, Linus; Goedemé, Tim - 2019
This paper aims to show how the newly developed Hypothetical Household Tool of the EUROMOD microsimulation model can be used to generate institutional minimum income protection indicators. It does so by updating the CSB’s Minimum Income Protection Indicators (CSB-MIPI) dataset using EUROMOD...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008564
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Household incomes and redistribution in the European Union : quantifying the equalising properties of taxes and benefits
Immervoll, Herwig; Levy, Horacio; Lietz, Christine; … - 2006
The systems of direct taxes and cash benefits in the Member States of the European Union vary considerably in size and structure. We explore their direct impacts on cross-sectional income inequality (termed "redistributive effect" for the purpose of this paper) using EUROMOD, a tax-benefit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009730388
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The distributional effects of fiscal consolidation in nine EU countries
Avram, Silvia; Figari, Francesco; Leventi, Chrysa; … - 2013
We compare the distributional effects of policy changes presented as fiscal consolidation measures in nine EU countries that experienced large budget deficits following the financial crisis of the late 2000s and subsequent economic downturn, using the EU microsimulation model EUROMOD. The nine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009704281
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Household incomes and redistribution in the European Union : quantifying the equalising properties of taxes and benefits
Immervoll, Herwig (contributor) - 2005
The systems of direct taxes and cash benefits in the Member States of the European Union vary considerably in size and structure. We explore their direct impacts on cross-sectional income inequality (termed "redistributive effect" for the purpose of this paper) using EUROMOD, a tax-benefit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003226014
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Household Incomes and Redistribution in the European Union : Quantifying the Equalising Properties of Taxes and Benefits
Immervoll, Herwig; Levy, Horacio; Lietz, Christine; … - 2021
The systems of direct taxes and cash benefits in the Member States of the European Union vary considerably in size and structure. We explore their direct impacts on cross-sectional income inequality (termed redistributive effect for the purpose of this paper) using EUROMOD, a tax-benefit...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013318171
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The open method of co-ordination on pensions : an economic analysis of its effects on pension reforms
Eckardt, Martina - 2003
This paper analyses the potential effects of the open method of co-ordination on pension reforms in the European Union from an economic point of view. The main results are: (1) For the first time, the Commission formally participates in the input of pension policy-formation of the member states,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011540427
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Reforming pensions in Europe: Economic fundamentals and political factors
Schneider, Ondřej - 2009
This paper analyzes pension reforms in Europe and their determinants. As pension reforms are intrinsically difficult to define and pinpoint, we introduce an alternative measure of pension reforms by comparing long-term forecasts of pension expenditures for seventeen European countries. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010322232
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Reforming pensions in Europe: economic fundamentals and political factors
Schneider, Ondřej - 2009
This paper analyzes pension reforms in Europe and their determinants. As pension reforms are intrinsically difficult to define and pinpoint, we introduce an alternative measure of pension reforms by comparing long-term forecasts of pension expenditures for seventeen European countries. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010276609