policy in Chile in 2013. Four results are indicative of an overall positive net effect of fiscal interventions on poverty and … inequality. First, subsidies exert a positive, yet modest effect on poverty and inequality, whereas direct transfers are … progressive, equalizing, and reduce the poverty headcount by 4 to 5 percentage points, depending on the poverty line used. Second …

The present study focuses on four main objectives. First, it presents an update of poverty, and income distribution … transfer effect of social programs; and, fourth, it looks at some special issues that impact on poverty, namely unemployment …, and equity in education, particularly tertiary education to advance Chile's human capital; and, improved targeting of …

The study analyzes Chile's strong economic growth, and well directed social programs, a combination that reduced the … poverty rate in half, during a period of just eleven years. The previously noted trends in falling poverty, in terms of … incidence, depth, and severity, continued into 1998, and the analysis shows there was unambiguously less poverty between 1994 …

The study analyzes Chile's strong economic growth, and well directed social programs, a combination that reduced the … poverty rate in half, during a period of just eleven years. The previously noted trends in falling poverty, in terms of … incidence, depth, and severity, continued into 1998, and the analysis shows there was unambiguously less poverty between 1994 …

Using standard fiscal incidence analysis, this paper estimates the impact of fiscal policy on inequality and poverty in … thirteen countries in Latin America around 2010. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and Uruguay are the countries which … equalizing in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay and also in Chile, Costa Rica and Ecuador but, in the latter, their effect is small …

policy in Chile in 2013. Four results are indicative of an overall positive net effect of fiscal interventions on poverty and … inequality. First, subsidies exert a positive, yet modest effect on poverty and inequality, whereas direct transfers are … progressive, equalizing, and reduce the poverty headcount by 4 to 5 percentage points, depending on the poverty line used. Second …

nature and limited impact of Chile Solidario, followed by a discussion of poverty and vulnerability in Chile, and the Ethical … Wage approach. The paper concludes by questioning the capacity of market oriented approaches to reduce poverty without … resorting to substantial spending in social policies. Because poverty is a multifaceted situation, it requires not just one …