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The age-old problem of old age poverty in Portugal
Rodrigues, Carlos Farinha; Andrade, IsabelThe Portuguese elderly poverty rate has decreased significantly in recent years as elderly incomes have increased, and inequality and material deprivation levels have converged to their national levels. This paper investigates whether this improved situation is widespread across the elderly, but concludes that it is heterogeneous with poverty pockets subsisting. In particular, the elderly aged 75+ and living al...
Robin Hood versus Piggy Bank : income redistribution in Portugal 2006-10
Rodrigues, Carlos Farinha; Andrade, IsabelThe redistributive effect of the Portuguese welfare state through pensions, benefits and taxes is investigated in detail over the 2006-10 period using disposable income as benchmark. All social and fiscal policy instruments analysed contribute significantly to the reduction in inequality and poverty, with benefits other than pensions being the most cost-efficient. However, the impact of the economic crisis and...
Minimum income in Portugal : changing the rules in times of crisis
Rodrigues, Carlos FarinhaThe aim of this paper is to estimate the impact on the distribution of household income and poverty of the 2010 reform of the law that establish the non-contributory social benefits entitlement conditions in Portugal, with particular incidence in the Social Integration Income (RSI). Carried out in a period of serious deepening economic and social crisis, the changes in the resources condition appear fundamental...
Efficacy of anti-poverty and welfare programs in Portugal : the joint impact of...
Rodrigues, Carlos FarinhaThe aim of this paper is to estimate the joint impact on the distribution of household income and poverty of the implementation of two major anti‐poverty measures in Portugal: the “Solidarity Supplement for the Elderly” (CSI) and the “Social Integration Income” (RSI). These two means‐tested measures were designed as the main components of the anti‐poverty social policy in Portugal, but they are directed at diff...
The redistributive impact of the guaranteed minimum income programme in Portugal
Rodrigues, Carlos FarinhaIn this paper we evaluate the impact of the Portuguese Guaranteed Minimum Income Programme (GMI) on the income distribution in Portugal, and discuss its effectiveness and efficiency in fighting poverty and social exclusion in the country. We measure its impact on the distribution of household incomes and poverty, as well as the amount of government expenditure required to finance it. Our results show that 5.3% ...
Anti-poverty effectiveness and efficiency of the Guaranteed Minimum Income Prog...
Rodrigues, Carlos FarinhaThe objective of this paper is to estimate the impact of the Portuguese Guaranteed Minimum Income (GMI) Programme on income distribution and to evaluate its effectiveness and efficiency in fighting situations of poverty and social exclusion. We estimate its impact on the distribution of household incomes and poverty as well as the amount of government expenditure necessary to finance the programme. The simulati...
The impact of a "Minimum Guaranteed Income Program" in Portugal
Gouveia, Miguel; Rodrigues, Carlos FarinhaThe objective of this paper is to estimate the impact of the Portuguese Minimum Guaranteed Income Program (RMIG). We estimate its impact on the distribution of household incomes and poverty as well as the size of government expenditures necessary to finance the program. The baseline adopted is constructed under the assumption of no behavioural responses to the transfer mechanism and of total participation of al...
Income distribution and poverty in Portugal [1994/95] : A Comparison between th...
Rodrigues, Carlos FarinhaThe aim of this study is to give a broad picture of the income distribution and the level of inequality and poverty in Portugal as revealed by the two most recent family surveys produced by the Portuguese Statistical Office: the European Community Household Panel and the Household Budget Survey. The results obtained consistently point to a very unequal distribution of income, with high levels of inequality asso...
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