To assess the impact of tax-benefit policy changes on income distribution over time, we suggest a methodology based on … counterfactual simulations. We start by decomposing changes in inequality/poverty indices into three contributions: reforms of the … (benefit amounts, tax bands, etc.), and all other changes in the underlying population (market income inequality, demographic …

income support and tax credits not been implemented. These reforms have also contributed to substantially reduce poverty …Using counterfactual microsimulations, Shapley decompositions of time change in inequality and poverty indices make it … shifts in the distribution of market income. Using this approach also helps to clarify the different issues underlying the …

cognitive outcomes in young adult life. Additionally, we find that both early life cognitive ability and health seem to have … cohort members according to their height, which we consider a proxy for health status – shorter individuals show a stronger …

In-work transfers are often seen as a good trade-off between redistribution and efficiency, as they alleviate poverty … poverty effects of alternative policies are analyzed thanks to counterfactual simulations built using a micro-simulation model … existing scheme, the Family Income Supplement (FIS), and of its replacement by the refundable tax credit in force in the UK …

Poverty measures in developing countries often ignore the distribution of resources within families and the gains from … household resources, though not enough to avoid a very large extent of child poverty compared to what is found in traditional … measures of poverty show that parents are highly compensated by the scale economies due to joint consumption. …

have otherwise increased poverty. Market income inequality has nonetheless pushed up inequality and relative poverty in …This paper examines the impact on inequality and poverty of the economic crisis in four European countries, namely … 2010, was one of great economic turmoil, yet it is unclear whether changes in inequality and poverty rates over this time …