This paper aims to evaluate the progressivity of different fuel subsidies in Ecuador as well as the budgetary and …-benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador, together with representative household microdata from ENIGHUR 2011-12. Our results show that … that eliminating all fuel subsidies would increase poverty and inequality due to the importance of domestic gas subsidy for …

affected the income position of high-income pensioners. However, also the structure of public pension benefits had a poverty …

This paper analyses the impacts of indirect tax policy reforms on income distribution and poverty in Tanzania by … government tax revenue and a neutral effect on income distribution and poverty. The results of the second reform find a positive … distribution, poverty indicators fell. …

Proponents of a basic income (BI) claim that it could bring significant reductions in financial poverty, on top of many … comparative two-country setting, we show that the potential poverty-reducing impact of BI strongly depends on exactly how and …-economic context in which it is introduced. Some versions of BI could potentially help to reduce poverty but always at a significant …

Proponents of a basic income (BI) claim that it could bring significant reductions in financial poverty, on top of many … comparative two-country setting, we show that the potential poverty-reducing impact of BI strongly depends on exactly how and …-economic context in which it is introduced. Some versions of BI could potentially help to reduce poverty but always at a significant …

the least as an ironclad protection against poverty, if set high enough. It is hard to know with any certainty what a …-)simulation modelling are very encouraging. The estimated first-round effects on poverty are for the most part disappointing, especially in …

inequality and risk of poverty using EUROMOD and discuss the main reasons for differences between these and EU-SILC based …

indicators for income inequality and risk of poverty using EUROMOD and discuss the main reasons for differences between these and …