In this paper, we simulate the effects of an increase in the levels of public spending in health care and social assistance in the Chinese economy, and examine its global effects, i.e., the effects on the main macroeconomic variables of seven regions of the world economy, namely, China, Japan,...

Der Beitrag diskutiert die makroökonomischen Effekte von Änderungen bei Sozialausgaben und Einnahmen der Sozialversicherung auf das Bruttoinlandsprodukt, Konsum, Investitionen, Beschäftigung und weitere Größen. Er fasst unsere Ergebnisse aus einer umfangreicheren Studie (Gechert et al....

This paper examines whether social spending cushions the effect of globalization on within-country inequality. Using information on disposable and market income inequality and data on overall social spending, and health and education spending from the ILO and the World Bank/WHO, we analyze...

A real-effort experiment is conducted in order to detect preferences for one out of three different models of the Welfare State characterized by different tax-and-transfer schemes. We reproduce a small society in the lab where: Subjects are grouped in three stylized classes (the rich, the middle...

Tax expenditures are preferential tax treatments granted to specific individuals or categories of households which aim at achieving social and economic goals. They are widely used by EU Member States. However, their fiscal and equity impacts are not always clear and their effectiveness and...

This paper seeks to estimate the distributive impact of the taxes and other fiscal contributions that finance social security in Brazil. Making a certain number of strong hypotheses relative to the fiscal incidence of social security financing, we compute a measure of incidence that aggregates...

The main economic justification for government provision of social protection is to redistribute income to the poor, marginalized and vulnerable in society. In a developing country such as the Philippines, social protection has been a consistent priority of government. In the recent decade,...

In order to alleviate child poverty, contemporary European welfare states have shifted their focus increasingly towards child-centred investment strategies. However, studies assessing the generosity of welfare states to families with children focus mainly on the role of cash benefit packages, or...

The rise of populist radical right parties represents one of the most dramatic shifts in European party systems of the past decades. Although it has been established that the populist radical right's core appeal centers around issues of immigration and multiculturalism rather than economic...

As population age structures change over the coming decades, the cost of providing public education, pensions and health care will change significantly. Falling child dependency ratios and increasing old-age dependency ratios will affect the number of people that receive education and pension...

El presente estudio, a partir del análisis de los recursos públicos asignados a la corresponsabilidad gubernamental en las tareas de cuidado en la Ciudad de México (CDMX), se propone contribuir al debate y a la generación de propuestas sobre los servicios destinados al cuidado.Se entiende...

Through the past few decades the problem of income inequality and welfare segregation has become quite significant for the economies of the countries worldwide. Republic of Macedonia as a country in development is presented with a serious challenge into decreasing the income inequality witch has...

Based on the observation of an unabated trend towards higher social spending ratios in advanced countries, the study analyzes the risk of "social dominance", where social expenditures dominate fiscal policy, and undermine growth and fiscal sustainability. We scrutinize this risk by analyzing...

In order to alleviate child poverty, contemporary European welfare states have shifted their focus increasingly towards child-centred investment strategies. However, studies assessing the generosity of welfare states to families with children focus mainly on the role of cash benefit packages, or...

Peru has made great progress in reducing poverty and inequality in the past decade alongside high economic growth. Albeit this progress, the incidence of poverty and inequality remain high. This paper examines the distributional and poverty impact of the public tax and transfer system in Peru....

Existe consenso sobre la importancia de garantizar los recursos económicos dirigidos a los niños y de elaborar políticas de calidad orientadas a ellos, para evitar condicionamientos del desarrollo y potenciar el logro de mayores capacidades. En la última década, en el Uruguay se han...

Monetäre Sozialleistungen verteilen die privaten Ansprüche an das Sozialprodukt neu. Aus makroökonomischer Sicht treffen die Soziallasten im Wesentlichen die Arbeitnehmer, die zugunsten der Transferempfänger real auf Konsum verzichten müssen. Die Unternehmer profitieren von der...

There is scant analysis on the causal relationship between fiscal capacity and social protection expenditure in the developing world. We investigate the causal relationship between fiscal capacity of the state and social protection expenditure, hypothesizing that fiscal capacity is necessary but...

In this paper, I examine the trends of fiscal transfers between the state and workers during 1959 - 2012 to understand the net impact of redistributive policy in the United States. This paper presents original net social wage data from and analysis based on the replication and extension of...

This paper uses income and expenditure surveys from 1992 to 2014 and public tax and spending accounts to estimate the redistributive impact of Mexico's fiscal system over this period. It presents standard and marginal benefit incidence analysis for the principal public transfers (education,...

Mit der Rentenreform von 1957 wurde die Dynamisierung der Renten eingeführt. Renten sollten sich im Gleichschritt mit den Löhnen entwickeln. Rentner sollten so an der Wirtschaftsentwicklung teilhaben. Mit den Rentenreformgesetzen 2001 bis 2004 wurde dieser Anspruch hinsichtlich der...

Central America has come a long way both in terms of economic and political stability. Increasingly the region is focusing on implementing productivity-enhancing reforms as well as supporting reductions in poverty and inequality. This report analyzes recent trends in public social spending in...

This paper describes the impact of fiscal policy on inequality and poverty, and examines recent policy changes and whether there is room for an increased role for fiscal policy in improving the well-being of the poor. Taxes and social spending reduced inequality in Croatia; however, once the...