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The Distributional Impact of Public Services When Needs Differ
Aaberge, Rolf; Bhuller, Manudeep Singh; Langørgen, Audun; … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
, there is little reliable evidence on how the inclusion of such non-cash income actually affects poverty and inequality … and poverty rates by almost one-third. However, adjusting for differences in needs for public services across population … subgroups offsets about half the inequality reduction and some of the poverty decrease. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008529135
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The British Household Panel Survey and its Income Data
Jenkins, Stephen P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper provides a self-contained introduction to the British Household Panel Survey (BHPS), concentrating on aspects relevant to analysis of the distribution of household income. I discuss BHPS design features and how data on net household income are derived. The BHPS net household income...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008682961
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The Income Distribution in the UK: A Picture of Advantage and Disadvantage
Jenkins, Stephen P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2015
is evidence about real income levels and inequality, and the prevalence of affluence and of poverty. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011167205
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Migration and Financial Constraints: Evidence from Mexico
Angelucci, Manuela - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Using data collected for the evaluation of the rural component of Oportunidades, Mexico's flagship anti-poverty program … would like to migrate but cannot afford to. If generalizable, they indicate that, as growth and anti-poverty and micro …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884238
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U.S. Border Enforcement and Mexican Immigrant Location Choice
Bohn, Sarah; Pugatch, Todd - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We provide the first evidence on the causal effect of border enforcement on the full spatial distribution of Mexican immigrants to the United States. We address the endogeneity of border enforcement with an instrumental variables strategy based on administrative delays in budgetary allocations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884269
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Old-Age Government Transfers and the Crowding Out of Private Gifts: The 70 and Above Program for the Rural Elderly in Mexico
Amuedo-Dorantes, Catalina; Juarez, Laura - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
elderly in Mexico for whom family support is an important source of income. Using data from the Mexican Income and Expenditure …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884353
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The Impact of the 1996 US Immigration Policy Reform (IIRIRA) on Mexican Migrants' Remittances
Vaira-Lucero, Matias; Nahm, Daehoon; Tani, Massimiliano - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
This paper investigates the effect of the US Illegal Immigrant Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (IIRIRA) on the remitting patterns of Mexican immigrants. Using data from the Mexican Migration Project (MMP128), we find that a significant effect on remittance flows from illegal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011279245
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Does Expanding Health Insurance Beyond Formal-Sector Workers Encourage Informality? Measuring the Impact of Mexico's Seguro Popular
Aterido, Reyes; Hallward-Driemeier, Mary; Pagés, Carmen - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Seguro Popular (SP) was introduced in 2002 to provide health insurance to the 50 million Mexicans without Social Security. This paper tests whether the program has had unintended consequences, distorting workers' incentives to operate in the informal sector. The analysis examines the impact of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009323384
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Concept and Unintended Consequences of Weather Index Insurance: The Case of Mexico
Fuchs, Alan; Wolff, Hendrik - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
mainly focused on many cases in Africa and Asia, in this article we analyze the WII program in Mexico, which is one of the … uninsured poor. We also suggest that in Mexico the thresholds of the weather index be (continuously) re-calibrated in order to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009403387
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Cognitive Development and Infectious Disease: Gender Differences in Investments and Outcomes
Bhalotra, Sonia R.; Venkataramani, Atheendar - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Mexico in 1991 to investigate impacts of infant exposure on indicators of cognitive development and academic achievement in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010726723