Husbands | 45 (0.08) | −25 (−0.10) |
Wives | 101 (0.17) | −22 (−0.06) |
Single female heads | 78 (0.13) | −55 (−0.16) |
Substitution and income elasticities in parentheses |
2009 | 0.421 | 0.414 |
2010 | 0.415 | 0.414 |
2011 | 0.382 | 0.367 |
2012 | 0.375 | 0.367 |
Person 1 | $500 000 | $136 800 | $0 | $0 | $363 200 |
Person 2 | $200 000 | $46 800 | $0 | $0 | $153 200 |
Person 3 | $100 000 | $16 800 | $0 | $0 | $83 200 |
Person 4 | $10 000 | $0 | $6 000 | $0 | $16 000 |
Person 5 | $0 | $0 | $16 000 | $0 | $16 000 |
Together: $200 400 | Together: $22 000 | Together: $0 | |||
Government’s net revenue: $178 400 |
It might increase work incentives (Effect 1 | Might increase work disincentives (Effect 2) |
As a cash transfer much more efficient than in-kind | In case of keeping budget-neutrality a very small size of a payment |
Will increase stability on labour market | A bigger payment requires tax increase → a work disincentive |
Lower administrative costs than in current programmes | Higher taxes → a bigger deadweight loss |
Less exclusive and humiliating for recipients | After BIG implementation the needy might loose |
Adult | Child (<18) | Poverty line for an individual | |
---|---|---|---|
Finland | €527 | €316 | €1074 |
France | €456 | €100 | €909 |
Italy | €158 | €158 | €737 |
Great Britain | £230 | £189 | £702 |
2009 | 13.4 | 9.8 | 6.2 | 10.2 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
2010 | 10.3 | 7.2 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 |
2011 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
2012 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
Person 1 | $500 000 | $153 120 | $0 | $16 000 | $362 800 |
Person 2 | $200 000 | $57 120 | $0 | $16 000 | $158 880 |
Person 3 | $100 000 | $25 120 | $0 | $16 000 | $90 880 |
Person 4 | $10 000 | $5 200 | $0 | $16 000 | $20 800 |
Person 5 | $0 | $3 200 | $0 | $16 000 | $12 800 |
Together: $243 760 | Together: $0 | Together: $80 000 | |||
Government’s net revenue: $163 760 |
Husbands | −89 (−5%) | −0.3 (−3.5%) |
Wives | −117 (−21.1%) | −0.6 (−22.5%) |
Single female heads | −123 (−13.2%) | −0.7 (−15.7%) |
Youths | −173 (−22.2%) | −0.9 (−20%) |
In parentheses percentage change |