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, child poverty remains high as compared to other EU countries, possibly pointing to a weaker role of the public sector in …-related tax reliefs). To measure these three dimensions, we use EUROMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for the EU. We … support also reduces poverty intensity and incidence, although not to a large extent. …
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paving the way for economic recovery, fiscal consolidation and reducing looming inequality problems. The present work sets …
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Notwithstanding impressive progress, poverty and inequality remain high in Chile in OECD comparison, and the tax … be quite narrowly targeted at families living in extreme poverty. Over time, the government should consider increasing … support for the poor to find jobs of decent quality will be key to help them overcome poverty in a sustainable way. Ingreso …
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Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards …. While most of the inequality originates from the labour market, wealth – and thus capital income – is also highly …
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Income inequality in Colombia has declined since the early 2000s but remains very high by international standards …. Reducing income inequality is a key government objective and this requires improving the performance of the labour market …
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, distributional and poverty effects of the current Spanish regional minimum income schemes, as well as the impact of increasing both … coverage rates and adequacy levels. Using the European microsimulation model EUROMOD together with microdata from the European … combinations of coverage and adequacy levels using national and regional poverty lines as references. Our results suggest that …
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suggest that minimum wage increases can significantly reduce in-work poverty, wage inequality and the gender pay gap, while … countries with a statutory national minimum wage based on a microsimulation approach using EUROMOD. The methodological …
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-wage earners would make inroads into poverty and inequality while encouraging formal work. This paper accompanies and extends the … that balances goals of reducing poverty, encouraging employment and fiscal sustainability. Using the OECD’s Tax-Benefit and … the EUROMOD microsimulation models, it shows that the new guaranteed minimum income scheme introduced in 2019 …
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countries over the last two decades. Redistribution is quantified as the relative reduction in market income inequality achieved …
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cash support for working-age population and the diminishing role of personal income taxes in reducing inequality under the …
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