A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We …

A popular argument for a federal minimum wage is that it will prevent in-work poverty and reduce income inequality. We …

Empirical studies on minimum wages are primarily concerned with employment while their effects on income inequality … and reduce income inequality. We examine this assertion for different minimum wage levels on the basis of a … will only have a minor impact on inequality among households with at least one minimum-wage worker. Low wage earners are …

This paper presents findings on the changing effectiveness of cash transfers and income taxes on inequality and poverty … and inequality. The strength of the relationship varies between countries and in some cases between the all age and the …

results provide evidence that the current public health crisis will exacerbate economic inequality, and they are among the rst …

Spanish regions using EUROMOD. Our results show that the IMV reduces inequality and poverty - general and extreme - for all … level, although this power has not been as effective as it was expected in reducing inequality. This work also simulates the … effects on inequality and poverty that the elimination of current RMI and the introduction of the new IMV would generate …

Mozambique on household consumption poverty. To predict changes in income and the associated effects on poverty and inequality …

This study explores the evolution of inequality in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemic using primary data … available from household and employment surveys collected in 2020. Inequality increased on average by 2 percent between 2019 and … 2020, twice the average annual growth in the inequality indicator that marked the decade of growing inequality in the 1990s …

the effects of four UBI schemes on poverty and inequality measures during normal times and times of crisis in Uganda and … benefit leads to higher poverty and inequality compared to existing benefits. By contrast, in Uganda, a country with only one … notable social protection programme, all UBI scenarios reduce poverty and inequality. Differences between welfare estimates …

economies: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. We show that the short-term impact on income inequality and poverty can be …