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simulate entitlement to the unemployment insurance benefit and calculate its effect on household disposable income in case … still rests on market income from other household members. Unemployment insurance would reduce the risk of falling into … poverty in case of unemployment and would increase household income stabilization, although to a limited extent. Due to the …
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility to implement a tax and benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador using EUROMOD as an interface. We first present a detailed description of the main components of the tax and benefit system in Ecuador for year 2014. We then describe available...
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The former German Democratic Republic underwent a unique post-communist transition because it was absorbed into the wealthy Federal Republic of Germany and has received massive subsidies. Nonetheless, serious difficulties have persisted, including higher unemployment, rapid deindustrialization,...
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differences between party members and others. Results suggest that party membership has a moderate positive effect on income, on … the order of seven per cent, and a large positive effect on subjective well-being, even after controlling for income … credit and to boost income from farm and non-farm enterprises. There are strong gender effects: men are several times more …
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The paper tracks recent changes in the components of social protection in Latin America, the reforms to social insurance in the 1990s and the growth of social assistance in the 2000s, and assesses their effects on poverty and inequality and implications for welfare institutions in the region....
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. -- inequality ; wages ; disposable income ; labour markets ; Mexico …
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feasibility of producing such a model for Tanzania with reference to personal income tax, indirect taxes, and contributory and non …
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-left (2005-10). Income inequality diminished during the restoration of democracy, but started to grow steadily in the mid-1990s … reduction in labour income inequality and the introduction of noncontributory public transfers schemes. -- inequality ; Uruguay …
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The effects of social transfers on growth are still unclear. The limitations of aggregated data at sub-national levels have confined the analysis to the use of simulation models and household surveys. As an alternative, this paper contributes to the empirical literature by assessing the effects...
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This paper follows a quasi-experimental research design to assess the impact of the electronic payment system of Mexico's Oportunidades programme. The switch from cash payments to electronic payments delivered via a bank account is found to have implications in terms of reallocation between...
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