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Economic mobility and fairness in a developing country : evidence from Peru

Castro, Juan Francisco; Yamada, Gustavo; Medina, Santiago; … - 2023

Periods of rapid economic growth in developing countries have been well studied in terms of poverty and income inequality reduction, but much less is known about the performance of these countries in terms of economic mobility. We study intragenerational mobility in Peru using an asset-based...

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Reforms for more and better quality jobs in Spain

Jin, Yosuke; Caldera Sánchez, Aida; García Perea, Pilar - 2017

The Spanish economy is growing strongly, but there is a risk that many people are being left behind. Unemployment …

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Making growth more inclusive in Costa Rica

González Pandiella, Alberto - 2016

In the past 30 years Costa Rica has grown steadily and social indicators have improved markedly. Well-being indicators are comparable or even above the OECD average in several dimensions, such as health, environment or life-satisfaction. This paper reviews the social progress that Costa Rica has...

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Why rising tides don’t lift all boats: An explanation ofthe relationship between poverty and unemploymentin Britain

Burgess, Simon M.; Gardiner, Karen; Propper, Carol - London School of Economics and Political Science - 2001

This paper is motivated by the lack of any obvious relationship betweenaggregate poverty and unemployment in Great … Britain. We derive aframework based on individuals’ risks of unemployment and poverty,and how these vary over the economic … cycle. Analysing the BritishHousehold Panel Survey for 1991-96, we are able to square the microevidence — that unemployment …

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The mitigating role of tax and benefit rescue packages for poverty and inequality in Africa amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Lastunen, Jesse; Rattenhuber, Pia; Adu-Ababio, Kwabena; … - 2021

This paper analyses the distributional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and related tax-benefit measures in 2020 in a cross-country comparative perspective for five African countries: Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. We first estimate the impact of the crisis on disposable...

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The role of automatic stabilizers and emergency tax-benefit policies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador

Jara, H. Xavier; Montesdeoca, Lourdes; Tasseva, Iva - 2021

This paper makes use of tax-benefit microsimulation techniques to quantify the distributional effects of COVID-19 in Ecuador and the role of tax-benefit policies in mitigating the immediate impact of the economic shocks. Our results show a dramatic increase in income poverty and inequality...

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Households' income and the cushioning effect of fiscal policy measures during the Great Lockdown

Almeida, Vanda; Barrios Cobos, Salvador; Christl, Michael; … - 2020

We analyse the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on EU households' income and assess the cushioning effect of discretionary policy measures taken by the EU Member States. Our assessment is based on the European Commission Spring 2020 forecasts and counterfactual scenarios under a no policy change...

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The short-term distributional impact of COVID-19 in Malawi

Magalasi, Chimwemwe - 2021

from 5.5% to 1.9%. According to the government of Malawi, unemployment in Malawi is expected to increase in 2020 compared …

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Performance of tax-benefit systems amid COVID-19 crises in sub-Saharan Africa : a comparative perspective

Lastunen, Jesse; Shahir, Adnan; Rattenhuber, Pia; … - 2023

We examine the distributional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated tax-benefit measures in seven sub-Saharan African countries, focusing on the onset of the crisis. We evaluate impacts on disposable incomes, considering variations across income groups; assess the effectiveness of...

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Addressing poverty and inequality in Viet Nam during the COVID-19 pandemic : an examination of the alleviating impact of tax and benefit measures

Mahieu, Antoine de; Lastunen, Jesse - 2023

This paper investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related tax-benefit measures in Viet Nam. The focus is on the initial phase of the crisis in 2020. The study delves into how the pandemic affected disposable incomes, examining the differences across the income distribution and...

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