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The redistributive effect of the Portuguese welfare state through pensions, benefits and income taxes is investigated in detail over the 2006- 2010 period using disposable income as benchmark. All social and fiscal policy instruments analysed contribute significantly to the reduction in...
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-SILC) to develop a measure of consistent poverty in Portugal. It is widely agreed that being poor does not simply mean not …
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The redistributive effect of the Portuguese welfare state through pensions, benefits and taxes is investigated in detail over the 2006-10 period using disposable income as benchmark. All social and fiscal policy instruments analysed contribute significantly to the reduction in inequality and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010721902
The Portuguese elderly poverty rate has decreased significantly in recent years as elderly incomes have increased, and inequality and material deprivation levels have converged to their national levels. This paper investigates whether this improved situation is widespread across the elderly, but...
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of the law that establish the non-contributory social benefits entitlement conditions in Portugal, with particular …
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and Portugal. Using the European microsimulation model EUROMOD, the paper first assesses the distributional impact of …
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Portugal as revealed by the two most recent family surveys produced by the Portuguese Statistical Office: the European …
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The objective of this paper is to estimate the impact of the Portuguese Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) Programme on income distribution and to evaluate its effectiveness and efficiency in fighting situations of poverty and social exclusion. We estimate its impact on the distribution of...
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distribution in Portugal, and discuss its effectiveness and efficiency in fighting poverty and social exclusion in the country. We …
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