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Distributional and welfare effects of replacing monetary benefits with iniversal basic income in Spain
Badenes Plá, Nuria; Gambau-Suelves, Borja; Navas … - 2019
This papers quantifies the redistributive effects on progressivity, poverty and welfare, that would occur if the … monetary benefits currently in place in the Spanish system were to be replaced by a neutral alternative in terms of spending … replaced by a basic income, and another in which retirement pensions are maintained, with the rest of monetary benefits being …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008734
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The joint decision of female labour supply and childcare in Italy under costs and availability constraints
Figari, Francesco; Narazani, Edlira - 2017
It is widely recognized that childcare has important pedagogical, economic and social effects on both children and parents. This paper is the first attempt to estimate a joint structural model of female labour supply and childcare behaviour applied to Italy in order to analyse the effects of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011627979
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The impact of in-work benefits on female labor supply and income distribution in Spain
Ayala Cañón, Luis; Paniagua, Milagros - 2017
In-work benefits (IWBs) have become very common transfer programs that seek to meet both efficiency and equity targets …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011751674
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Economic downturn and stress testing European welfare systems
Figari, Francesco; Salvatori, Andrea; Sutherland, Holly - 2010
As unemployment rises across the European Union (EU) it is important to understand the extent to which the incomes of the new unemployed are protected by tax-benefit systems and to assess the cost pressures on the social protection systems of this increase in unemployment. This paper uses the EU...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003989860
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The distributional effects of austerity measures : a comparison of six EU countries
Callan, Tim; Leventi, Chrysa; Levy, Horacio; … - 2011
taxes, cuts in spending on cash benefits and reductions in public sector pay across the distributions of household income …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009427353
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Nowcasting risk of poverty and low work intensity in Europe
Rastrigina, Olga; Leventi, Chrysa; Sutherland, Holly - 2015
Very low work intensity and at-risk-of-poverty are two of the three indicators used for monitoring progress towards the Europe 2020 poverty and social exclusion reduction target. Their timeliness is critical for tracing the effectiveness of policy interventions towards reaching this target....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011284951
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Nowcasting : estimating developments in the risk of poverty and income distribution in 2013 and 2014
Rastrigina, Olga; Leventi, Chrysa; Sutherland, Holly - 2015
The at-risk-of-poverty rate is one of the three indicators used for monitoring progress towards the Europe 2020 poverty and social exclusion reduction target. Timeliness of this indicator is crucial for monitoring of the social situation and of the effectiveness of tax and benefit policies....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011317100
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Baseline results from the EU27 EUROMOD (2009 - 2012)
Jara, H. Xavier; Sutherland, Holly; Avram, Silvia; De … - 2013
This paper presents baseline results from the latest version of EUROMOD (version F6.36+), the tax-benefit microsimulation model for the EU. First, we briefly report the process of updating EUROMOD. We then present indicators for income inequality and risk of poverty using EUROMOD and discuss the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009773091
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The distributional effects of fiscal consolidation in nine EU countries
Avram, Silvia; Figari, Francesco; Leventi, Chrysa; … - 2013
cash benefits and reductions in public sector pay is shared differently across the income distribution in the nine …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009704281
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Baseline results from the new EU27 EUROMOD (2007-2010)
Jara, H. Xavier; Sutherland, Holly; Avram, Silivia; De … - 2013
This paper provides a description of the latest public release of EUROMOD (version F6.0++), a tax-benefit microsimulation model for the EU. First, we briefly report the process of constructing and updating EUROMOD. We then present indicators for income inequality and risk of poverty using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009712467