The paper examines the effect of income transfers to families in Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal using a benefit-tax model. The distributional impact of actual programmes is shown to be weak, hence the scope for reform great. As an illustration, the European benefit-tax model EUROMOD is used to simulate universal child benefits equivalent to those in Britain, Denmark and Sweden. The anti-poverty effect of such benefits is found to be in proportion to their fiscal cost.

M. Matsaganis, C. O'Donoghue, H. Levy, M. Coromaldi, M. Mercader-Prats, C. Farinha Rodrigues, et al. (2006). Reforming Family Transfers in Southern Europe: Is there a Role for Universal Child benefits?. SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIETY, 5, 189-197.

Reforming Family Transfers in Southern Europe: Is there a Role for Universal Child benefits?

TOSO, STEFANO;
2006

Abstract

The paper examines the effect of income transfers to families in Greece, Italy, Spain and Portugal using a benefit-tax model. The distributional impact of actual programmes is shown to be weak, hence the scope for reform great. As an illustration, the European benefit-tax model EUROMOD is used to simulate universal child benefits equivalent to those in Britain, Denmark and Sweden. The anti-poverty effect of such benefits is found to be in proportion to their fiscal cost.
2006
M. Matsaganis, C. O'Donoghue, H. Levy, M. Coromaldi, M. Mercader-Prats, C. Farinha Rodrigues, et al. (2006). Reforming Family Transfers in Southern Europe: Is there a Role for Universal Child benefits?. SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIETY, 5, 189-197.
M. Matsaganis; C. O'Donoghue; H. Levy; M. Coromaldi; M. Mercader-Prats; C. Farinha Rodrigues; S. Toso; P. Tsakloglou
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