information before, during, and after the 2020 economic crisis. Updating the PMT data does not improve social welfare relative to … increases social welfare. A dynamic method that uses data on shocks to estimate a variable component of income reduces exclusion … errors and limits the expansion in coverage, increasing social welfare during the economic crisis. We consider these …

Reducing poverty remains an important challenge, and the COVID-19-crisis may further reinforce social vulnerabilities …. Although it has declined lately, relative poverty remains high in international comparison and is distributed unevenly across … particularly affected. A comprehensive approach is required to ensure an effective transition out of poverty and social exclusion …

Poverty and income inequality have worsened since the onset of the crisis. While the design of fiscal measures has …

living standards. Some groups face a higher risk of poverty and laid-off workers can have difficulty finding a new job. Well …

living in poverty. Households with a beneficiary increased their level of consumption by 44 percent. The program improved …

that balances goals of reducing poverty, encouraging employment and fiscal sustainability. Using the OECD’s Tax-Benefit and …-wage earners would make inroads into poverty and inequality while encouraging formal work. This paper accompanies and extends the …

Brazil has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty and inequality. This reduction is explained by strong growth … effectiveness of social expenditures for reducing poverty and inequality. This Working Paper relates to the 2013 OECD Economic …

beneficiary population by studying the Pension 65 program in Peru, which uses a poverty eligibility threshold. We find that the …

Notwithstanding impressive progress, poverty and inequality remain high in Chile in OECD comparison, and the tax … be quite narrowly targeted at families living in extreme poverty. Over time, the government should consider increasing … support for the poor to find jobs of decent quality will be key to help them overcome poverty in a sustainable way. Ingreso …