Search Results - subject:"means testing"

Non-linear means-tested pensions : welfare and distributional analyses

Wheadon, Daniel; Castex, Gonzalo; Kudrna, George; … - In: Economic modelling 138 (2024), pp. 1-30

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Do means‑tested childcare subsidies discourage work?

Vattø, Trin Engh; Østbakken, Kjersti Misje - In: Journal of population economics : international … 37 (2024) 1, pp. 1-31

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The effect of inter-municipal cooperation on social assistance programs : evidence from housing allowances in England

Elston, Thomas; Bel, Germà; Wang, Han - 2023

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Nonlinear means-tested pensions : welfare and distributional analyses

Wheadon, Daniel; Castex, Gonzalo; Kudrna, George; … - 2023

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Poverty alleviation strategies under informality: Evidence for Latin America

Bloeck, Martin Caruso; Galiani, Sebastián; … - In: Latin American Economic Review 28 (2019) 1, pp. 1-40

Latin America and the Caribbean is a primary obstacle to carry out means testing income-support programs, and countries in … the region have therefore mostly relied on proxy means testing mechanisms. This paper studies the relative effectiveness … and informal sectors. Although the means testing mechanism allows for a more pro-poor design of transfers, it distorts …

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Poverty alleviation strategies under informality : evidence for Latin America

Bloeck, Martin Caruso; Galiani, Sebastián; … - In: Latin American economic review : LAER ; official … 28 (2019), pp. 1-40

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Guaranteed minimum income schemes in Europe : landscape and design

Coady, David P.; Jahan, Samir; Matsumoto, Riki; Shang, … - 2021

This paper provides an overview of the design of means-tested Guaranteed Minimum Income schemes, which constitute an important component of social protection systems in European countries. It discusses how key design features differ across countries, including how countries balance the primary...

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Public charge in the time of coronavirus

Tepepa, Martha - 2020

The United States government recently passed legislation and stabilization packages to respond to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing paid sick leave, tax credits, and free virus testing; expanding food assistance and unemployment benefits; and increasing Medicaid...

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Public charge in the time of coronavirus

Tepepa, Martha - 2020

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Assesing efficiency of targeting in social services in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Delalić, Adela; Abdić, Ademir; Halilbašić, Muamer; … - In: Croatian review of economic, business and social … 6 (2020) 1, pp. 56-74

This paper analyses the inefficiency of social services targeting in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FB&H). Using official statistics microdata of the Household Budget Survey 2015, three models of social minimum in FB&H were constructed: extreme and general poverty, and the model with...

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