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Poverty and Inequality Implications of Fiscal Policies: The Case of Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorLara Ibarra, Gabriel
dc.contributor.authorCabrera, Maynor
dc.contributor.authorConceição, Otavio
dc.contributor.authorCampante Vale, Ricardo
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-13T16:42:14Z
dc.date.available2023-07-13T16:42:14Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-13
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the impacts of the Brazilian fiscal system on poverty and inequality, with a focus on the effects on vulnerable populations. Leveraging a broadly applied and accepted methodology and several household surveys and administrative data, the paper shows that Brazilian fiscal policies in 2019 were typically poverty- and inequality-reducing, but with a large heterogeneity in the effectiveness of fiscal tools. The poverty impacts of fiscal policies increased over time due to direct transfers. Income inequality reduction is among the highest in a comparable set of middle-income countries, yet the post-fiscal Gini is still high at 0.521. The results indicate that elderly people are the largest beneficiaries of the fiscal system and households with children experience a smaller decline in poverty from government transfers compared to those with no children. At the individual level, the findings also show that children and young adolescents (ages 0–15) were made poorer after taxes and transfers, which suggests that Brazilian fiscal policies in 2019 also increased poverty rates for some population groups. These findings contribute to provide a comprehensive overview of the fiscal system in Brazil and have wide-ranging consequences for the formulation of public policies.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099423406222337139/IDU07d8faca60e1940410d093030b2726e376e29
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10495
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40000
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10495
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectFISCAL POLICY
dc.subjectFISCAL INCIDENCE
dc.subjectCHILDRENS POVERTY
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectFISCAL SYSTEM IMPACT ON POVERTY
dc.titlePoverty and Inequality Implications of Fiscal Policiesen
dc.title.subtitleThe Case of Brazilen
dc.typeWorking Paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.crossref.titlePoverty and Inequality Implications of Fiscal Policies: The Case of Brazil
okr.date.disclosure2023-06-22
okr.date.lastmodified2023-06-22T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099423406222337139/IDU07d8faca60e1940410d093030b2726e376e29
okr.guid099423406222337139
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-7d8faca6-e194-410d-9303-b2726e376e29
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10495
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10495
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34099948
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34099948
okr.identifier.reportWPS10495
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099423406222337139/pdf/IDU07d8faca60e1940410d093030b2726e376e29.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.region.countryBrazil
okr.sectorCentral Government (Central Agencies)
okr.themeInclusive Growth,Job Creation,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Data Development and Capacity Building,Economic Policy,Social Protection,Social Development and Protection,Economic Growth and Planning,Institutional strengthening and capacity building,Private Sector Development,Labor Market Policy and Programs,Public Sector Management,Jobs,Social protection delivery systems,Labor Market Institutions
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Fiscal & Monetary Policy
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Equity and Development
okr.unitEFI-LCR-POV-Poverty and Equity (ELCPV)
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