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A role for universal pension? : simulating universal pensions in Ecuador, Ghana, Tanzania, and South Africa
Joust, Maria; Rattenhuber, Pia - 2018
significantly reduce poverty and inequality in settings in which no means-tested old-age pensions exist (such as Ghana and Tanzania …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011806493
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Comparing the poverty-reduction efficiency of targeted versus universal benefits amid crises
Shahir, Adnan; Kanbur, Ravi; Pirttilä, Jukka; … - 2023
- better cushions the poverty effects of income shocks in a developing economy. We compare the effectiveness of the three … benefit schemes on poverty first conceptually and then by considering two different crisis scenarios, the COVID-19 pandemic … the proxy-means-tested benefits are the most effective in reducing the poverty gap index, a simple categorical benefit is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014336040
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The potential of universal basic income schemes to mitigate shocks : comparing the performance of universal basic income in Uganda and Zambia during COVID-19
Nichelatti, Enrico; Jouste, Maria; Rattenhuber, Pia - 2024
the effects of four UBI schemes on poverty and inequality measures during normal times and times of crisis in Uganda and … benefit leads to higher poverty and inequality compared to existing benefits. By contrast, in Uganda, a country with only one … notable social protection programme, all UBI scenarios reduce poverty and inequality. Differences between welfare estimates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014519337
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Ordinal multidimensional inequality
Sonne-Schmidt, Christoffer; Tarp, Finn; Østerdal, Lars … - 2013
apply the model to childhood poverty in Mozambique. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333682
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Ordinal welfare comparisons with multiple discrete indicators: A first order dominance approach and application to child poverty
Arndt, Channing; Distante, Roberta; Azhar Hussain, M.; … - 2012
We develop an approach for making welfare comparisons between populations with multidimensional discrete well-being indicators observed at the micro level. The approach is rooted in the concept of multidimensional first order dominance. It assumes that, for each indicator, the levels can be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010319891
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Ordinal welfare comparisons with multiple discrete indicators : a first order dominance approach and application to child poverty
Arndt, Channing; Distante, Roberta; Hussain, Mohammad Azhar - 2012
; welfare ; multi-dimensional poverty measurement ; first order dominance ; Mozambique ; Vietnam …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009516692
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Ordinal multidimensional inequality
Sonne-Schmidt, Christoffer; Tarp, Finn; Østerdal, Lars … - 2013
apply the model to childhood poverty in Mozambique. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010189035
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A role for universal pension? Simulating universal pensions in Ecuador, Ghana, Tanzania, and South Africa
Joust, Maria; Rattenhuber, Pia - 2018
significantly reduce poverty and inequality in settings in which no means-tested old-age pensions exist (such as Ghana and Tanzania …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011943830
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The potential of universal basic income schemes to mitigate shocks: Comparing the performance of universal basic income in Uganda and Zambia during COVID-19
Nichelatti, Enrico; Jouste, Maria; Rattenhuber, Pia - 2024
the effects of four UBI schemes on poverty and inequality measures during normal times and times of crisis in Uganda and … benefit leads to higher poverty and inequality compared to existing benefits. By contrast, in Uganda, a country with only one … notable social protection programme, all UBI scenarios reduce poverty and inequality. Differences between welfare estimates …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014548569
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Comparing the poverty-reduction efficiency of targeted versus universal benefits amid crises
Shahir, Adnan; Kanbur, Ravi; Pirttilä, Jukka; … - 2023
- better cushions the poverty effects of income shocks in a developing economy. We compare the effectiveness of the three … benefit schemes on poverty first conceptually and then by considering two different crisis scenarios, the COVID-19 pandemic … the proxy-means-tested benefits are the most effective in reducing the poverty gap index, a simple categorical benefit is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014477524