A hypothetical European Minimum Wage (MW) set at 60 percent of each country's median wage would reduce in-work poverty … but have limited effects on overall poverty, as many poor households do not earn a wage near MW and higher unemployment …

Employment is key to combating poverty. Thus, detractors of social assistance programs argue that they create …

. One reason is that carbon taxes can aggravate poverty by increasing prices of basic goods and services such as food …, heating, and commuting. Meanwhile, cash transfer programs have been established as some of the most efficient poverty … mitigation, and faces inequality. We find that 30% of carbon revenues could suffice to compensate poor and vulnerable households …