Child policy changes and estimation of income distribution effects
The paper explores the household income distribution effects of recent changes in social benefit policy for families with children in Romania. The particular changes we examine are the amount growth of the main social benefit for children – the universal state allowance for children – and the increa...
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| author | Eva MILITARU Amalia CRISTESCU |
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| description | The paper explores the household income distribution effects of recent changes in social
benefit policy for families with children in Romania. The particular changes we examine are the
amount growth of the main social benefit for children – the universal state allowance for children
– and the increase of income threshold and benefit amount for the support allowance for families
with children, an important means-tested social benefit. Our approach relies on ex-post impact
evaluation of policy changes through income simulation using microdata at household level. We
studied the effects within specific groups of families based on number of children, but we also
estimated the effects on single-parent families. The results show that recent changes have
contributed to the reduction of income inequalities in general by increasing the income level at the
bottom and median of the income distribution. Larger families experience higher relative income
growth, as the benefits are linked with family size and their pre-reform income levels are lower. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7a54e9f6e12246f994ade047bb0a08c12022-12-21T18:01:55ZengGeneral Association of Economists from RomaniaTheoretical and Applied Economics1841-86781844-00292017-06-01XXIV218719618418678Child policy changes and estimation of income distribution effectsEva MILITARU0Amalia CRISTESCU1 National Scientific Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection, Romania National Scientific Research Institute for Labour and Social Protection, Romania<br> The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania The paper explores the household income distribution effects of recent changes in social benefit policy for families with children in Romania. The particular changes we examine are the amount growth of the main social benefit for children – the universal state allowance for children – and the increase of income threshold and benefit amount for the support allowance for families with children, an important means-tested social benefit. Our approach relies on ex-post impact evaluation of policy changes through income simulation using microdata at household level. We studied the effects within specific groups of families based on number of children, but we also estimated the effects on single-parent families. The results show that recent changes have contributed to the reduction of income inequalities in general by increasing the income level at the bottom and median of the income distribution. Larger families experience higher relative income growth, as the benefits are linked with family size and their pre-reform income levels are lower. http://store.ectap.ro/articole/1277.pdf income distributionfamily benefitstax-benefit systemmicrosimulationhouseholds |
| spellingShingle | Eva MILITARU Amalia CRISTESCU Child policy changes and estimation of income distribution effects Theoretical and Applied Economics income distribution family benefits tax-benefit system microsimulation households |
| title | Child policy changes and estimation of income distribution effects |
| title_full | Child policy changes and estimation of income distribution effects |
| title_fullStr | Child policy changes and estimation of income distribution effects |
| title_full_unstemmed | Child policy changes and estimation of income distribution effects |
| title_short | Child policy changes and estimation of income distribution effects |
| title_sort | child policy changes and estimation of income distribution effects |
| topic | income distribution family benefits tax-benefit system microsimulation households |
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