Search Results - subject:"GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS"

Wodon, Quentin - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2001

-based social expenditure and government programs targeted to the poor. …. This paper is based on the poverty assessment for Mexico completed by the World Bank. It evaluates the impact of government … programs and policies on poverty. After summarizing the key findings through 10 strategic questions, the paper reviews broad …

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THE IMPACT OF THE LDP ON CORN AND SOYBEAN BASIS IN MISSOURI

Parcell, Joseph L. - NCR-134 Conference on Applied Commodity Price Analysis, … - 2000

This study analyzed the effect of the Loan Deficiency Payment (LDP) program, established under the Federal Agriculture Improvement Reform (FAIR) act of 199, on corn and soybean basis in Missouri. Using daily corn and soybean basis data between 1993 and 1999 for multiple locations in Missouri,...

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An analysis of the impact of tax and welfare reform measures on effective marginal tax rates in Australia 1982-2002

Dockery, A; Ong, R; Flatau, P; Wood, G - 2008

This paper uses a microsimulation model that permits interactions between taxes,government benefits and housing assistance parameters and data from various releases of the Survey of Income and Housing Costs to illustrate how the distribution of effective marginal tax rates has varied between the...

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An analysis of the impact of tax and welfare reform measures on effective marginal tax rates in Australia 1982-2002

Dockery, Alfred Michael; Flatau, Paul - In: Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE) 11 (2008) 3, pp. 203-226

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Relationship break-down and the economic welfare of Australian mothers and their children

Gray, Matthew; Chapman, Bruce - In: Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE) 10 (2007) 4, pp. 253-277

This paper provides estimates of the effects of divorce on the lifetime incomes of mothers. This is an issue that is not well explored in most countries, and has been essentially untouched empirically in the Australian context. The paper extends the existing literature, which has generally...

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TAX-DEFERRED RISK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS FOR FARMERS

Monke, James D. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 1997

Income tax incentives directly affect the economic feasibility of proposals for tax-deferred risk management accounts. Data indicate that despite clear financial advantages from tax deferment and reduced income variability, income targeting may preclude many farmers from contributing enough...

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ACREAGE RESPONSE UNDER FARM PROGRAMS FOR MAJOR SOUTHEASTERN FIELD CROPS

Duffy, Patricia A.; Shalishali, Kasazi; Kinnucan, Henry W. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 26 (1994) 02

An expected utility model that includes output price and yield uncertainty was used to estimate cotton, corn, and soybean acreage response equations for the Southeast. The model appeared to fit the soybean and corn data well, resulting in own-price elasticity estimates of 0.317 for corn and...

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Labor Supply by Farm Operators Under “Decoupled” Farm Program Payments

El-Osta, Hisham; Mishra, Ashok; Ahearn, Mary - In: Review of Economics of the Household 2 (2004) 4, pp. 367-385

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Introduction: The Use of Simulation Models in Policy Analysis

Kalb, Guyonne - In: Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE) 7 (2004) 1, pp. 1-12

This is an introduction to the papers in this special issue on policy simulations discussing a variety of simulation models. Simulation modelling has become a powerful tool to analyse hypothetical and actual policy changes. This issue contains analyses based on both macro- and micro-level data....

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Are We Understanding the Impact of Economic Conditions on Welfare Rolls?

Black, Dan; McKinnish, Terra - In: Australian Journal of Labour Economics (AJLE) 5 (2002) 4, pp. 489-505

In this paper, we argue that welfare participation is more sensitive to economic conditions than previously believed. Why? Prior research focused on short-term economic fluctuations and ignored differences between high- and low-skilled workers. As welfare reform is long-term (i.e., permanent) it...

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