transfers. The findings show that the system is progressive and contributes to reductions in poverty and inequality. The Gini ….76 Gini points (around 16 percent). Something similar happens with the poverty rate, which decreases from 47.31 to 31 … (the child money program and the mortgage subsidy) do little redistribution -- the latter is actually regressive -- but …

. However, fiscal policy also increases poverty in three ways: (1) there is a relatively low level of targeted, direct … households would help fiscal policy achieve poverty reduction and even greater inequality reduction. If subsidies on fuel … Transfer program's coverage and benefit levels, the impact of fiscal policy on poverty would likely be muted. In 2015, Zambia …

This paper assesses the impact of fiscal policy on the incidence, depth, and severity of poverty, and examines whether … combined effect of taxes and social spending helped substantially to reduce poverty and inequality in Poland in 2014, in line … capacity to redistribute, it had a relatively weak capacity to reduce poverty given the resources at its disposal, and this was …

decision-making of non-beneficiaries in an extreme poverty context, leading to labor supply contraction and the so … leisure, enjoyed by the population in an extreme poverty scenario. Assuming the existence of vulnerable individuals and …

significant number of households that are just above the poverty line who are not eligible, by definition, for antipoverty … programs and are at risk of falling back into poverty in the event of an economic crisis or shocks like loss of employment and …

This paper compares for 13 Latin American countries the poverty and inequality impacts of cash transfer programs that … confined to the poor within each population group (that is, "poverty targeted" transfers). The analysis finds that both the … incidence of poverty and the depth of the poverty gap are important factors affecting the relative effectiveness of categorical …

In 1993, in response to persistent unemployment, and rising poverty and social unrest, the government of Albania … introduced an anti-poverty program, namely Ndihma Ekonomike; in 1995 it was extended to all poor households. This paper estimates … subjective measures of household poverty. The analysis uses the nationally representative Albanian Living Standards Measurement …

Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs aim to alleviate poverty through monetary and in-kind benefits, as well as … reduce future levels of poverty by encouraging investments in education, health, and nutrition. The success of CCT programs … at reducing poverty depends on whether, and the extent to which, cash transfers affect adult work incentives. The authors …