Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0

Author-Name: Leonardo Gasparini  
Author-Workplace-Name: CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata 

Author-Name: Guillermo Cruces  
Author-Workplace-Name: CONICET, CEDLAS, Universidad Nacional de La Plata 

Title: Las asignaciones universales por hijo en Argentina: Impacto, discusión y alternativas

Abstract: This paper estimates the distributional impact of the universal child allowances in Argentina a few months after their implementation. The study makes a contribution by estimating the potential direct impact of the program on a set of variables, including monetary poverty and inequality. The paper argues that the country has moved in the right direction by implementing a large income transfer program, but stresses the need to improve its structure and ensure its sustainability, and points out some implementation alternatives.
Classification-JEL: I30, D60

Keywords: Poverty, Argentina, social programs.

Journal: Económica

Pages: 145-186
Volume: LVI
Year: 2010
Month: January-December
File-URL: https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/Economica/article/view/5370/4399
File-Format: Application/pdf
Handle: RePEc:akh:journl:574