-efficient reform. Minimum wages are ineffective in fighting poverty. …

counterfactual simulations. We start by decomposing changes in inequality/poverty indices into three contributions: reforms of the …

Using counterfactual microsimulations, Shapley decompositions of time change in inequality and poverty indices make it … depth of poverty would have increased under the first New Labour government, had important reforms like the extensions of … income support and tax credits not been implemented. These reforms have also contributed to substantially reduce poverty …

counterfactual simulations. We start by decomposing changes in inequality/poverty indices into three contributions: reforms of the …

This paper uses a CGE mircosimulation approach to analyze the effects of tariff reduction on poverty and income … poverty reduction in all areas not because of the improvement in household income, but because of the drop in consumer prices …

-Japan bilateral agreements on unemployment, income distribution and poverty. The results indicate contraction in agriculture but … industry. Unemployment in agriculture deteriorates while in industry improves. Thus income inequality worsens. However, poverty … has the least poverty incidence while rural has the highest. The generally favourable poverty effects are due to the …

WTC is more effective than the EITC in fighting poverty. In both schemes, the trade-off between labor supply incentives …

inequality and increased poverty. We provide an early assessment of whether (and to what extent) this is the case. More …

Using counterfactual microsimulations, Shapley decompositions of time change in inequality and poverty indices make it … depth of poverty would have increased under the first New Labour government, had important reforms like the extensions of … income support and tax credits not been implemented. These reforms have also contributed to substantially reduce poverty …

-tax income (distribution, composition, demographic structure, etc.). We conduct this exercise for a battery of poverty and …