We consider the notion of welfare stigma à la Besley and Coate (1992b). This stigma is attributed to welfare claimants … benefits. However, due to imperfect information, this stigma may be extended, with some probability, to all welfare claimants …. We examine the implications of this kind of stigma for the design of welfare programs. …

We consider the notion of welfare stigma à la Besley and Coate (1992b). This stigma is attributed to welfare claimants … benefits. However, due to imperfect information, this stigma may be extended, with some probability, to all welfare claimants …. We examine the implications of this kind of stigma for the design of welfare programs. …

attain some minimal level of utility. Our argument suggests that when misreporting of income by welfare claimants is … sufficiently manifest, introducing work requirements for welfare eligibility economizes on government expenditure and is socially …

attain some minimal level of utility. Our argument suggests that when misreporting of income by welfare claimants is … sufficiently manifest, introducing work requirements for welfare eligibility economizes on government expenditure and is socially …

efficiency-enhancing redistribution improves everyone’s welfare including the welfare of those whose labor finances the …

Countries differ widely with respect to the level of labour income inequality among individuals of working age. Labour … income inequality is shaped by differences in wage rates, hours worked and inactivity rates. Individual labour income … inequality is the main driver of household market income inequality, with family formation as well as self-employment and capital …

The main goal of this paper is to complement the Argentine mean income series from National Accounts with inequality … estimates in order to obtain aggregate welfare series, which are a better measure of economic performance than the commonly used …

changes in inequality and welfare measures. Bootstrapping techniques are used to that aim. One of the main conclusions is that …This paper has two main goals. The first is to complement the Argentine mean income series with inequality estimates in … order to obtain aggregate welfare series. Average income figures are estimated from National Accounts while income …

and inequality, and by their distributional characteristic. Our findings suggest that public transfers can be effective … unit subsidies limit the redistributive, poverty and inequality impacts of even the most targeted social assistance …