The elderly poverty rate has decreased significantly in Portugal in recent years with rising elderly incomes and … older ones. For example, the poverty rate of the elderly aged 75 and living alone was equal to 27% in 2014, identifying this … that the decreasing elderly poverty has an increasing effect on the national poverty levels. The aim of this paper in to …

poverty. Drawing on data from Mexico's Adultos Mayores Program (Older Adults Program) --a cash transfer scheme aimed at rural …

significantly reduce poverty and inequality in settings in which no means-tested old-age pensions exist (such as Ghana and Tanzania …

analysis of poverty. In this chapter, we examine the poverty incidence among older people across LIS countries, relying on data … from the Luxembourg Income Study. The data show that poverty rates are substantially reduced by redistribution via tax …/benefit systems (mainly via pension benefits). Furthermore, the data show that old-age poverty rates and the antipoverty effect of …

-age beneficiaries still live in poverty and the recent fall in oil prices has put increasing pressure on government expenditures to …. Our results show that increasing pension assistance to match the level of the poverty line in Ecuador would reduce elderly … poverty by 40% and would take 18% of old-age beneficiaries out of poverty. We analyze the effect of additional hypothetical …

of providing economic security for the senior citizens and preventing old age poverty. The 2004 and 2014 pension reforms … oil prices adversely affected the asset returns of pension funds management bourgeoning vulnerabilities to old age poverty … measures to reduce social insecurity and vulnerability to old age poverty. The government should consider promoting the …

This paper explores the role of basic pensions in reducing poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. Using the most recent … different generosity levels. Simulations suggest that basic pension benefits have sizable impact on poverty decline among … household, with elderly members, which translates into large decreases in aggregate poverty measures. The paper also analyzes …

deviate from horizontal equity are able to do so without taxing pensioners into poverty. In contrast, where the tax system … into poverty. Our results highlight the interlinkages of both systems and the importance of studying them together. …