trade-offs of benefit designs, estimating costs and impacts on poverty and inequality and assessing operational and … the models that are strongly progressive (the targeted and the hybrid models) are more efficient to reduce poverty and … the advantage of providing coverage to a public that is frequently at risk of poverty (children and adolescents). This …

2000s. Since the recession, there was a rise in inequality and poverty levels and aggregate welfare decreased. While … transfers and unemployment compensation failed to address rising inequality and poverty in any significant way. At the same time …-off. Finally, we show that in the past few years poverty rates were much more sensitive to changes in inequality than in average …

This research analyzes the economic impact of three alternative tax reforms on the Mexican economy, poverty and … inequality, to strengthen the current program to fight against poverty in the country. The main result must be to generate … greater economic impact and reduce poverty in greater proportion, should increase Oportunidades program funds financed through …

This paper investigates whether aspirations matter for education, which offers a common route out of poverty. We find …