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Sur le revenu de solidarité active

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In 2009, France is expected to create a new minimum income guarantee called ?revenu de solidarité active? (RSA) in order to replace several existing programmes. It should benefit those in work according to a degressive schedule that reminds one of the negative income tax or universal basic income projects. The paper attempts to offer a compact answer to the many questions raised by this major change in the national welfare system. After summing up the theoretical and historical context, it elaborates on the three arguments for RSA ? rationalization, incentives, and redistribution ? and finally concludes by making concrete proposals on how to implement it.

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  • Philippe Mongin, 2008. "Sur le revenu de solidarité active," Revue d'économie politique, Dalloz, vol. 118(4), pages 433-474.
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    1. Philippe Mongin, 2008. "Sur le revenu de solidarité active," Revue d'économie politique, Dalloz, vol. 118(4), pages 433-474.
    2. Philippe Mongin, 2010. "Les enjeux du Revenu de Solidarité Active (RSA)," Working Papers hal-00540796, HAL.
    3. Olivier Bargain & Augustin Vicard, 2014. "Le RMI et son successeur le RSA découragent-ils certains jeunes de travailler ? Une analyse sur les jeunes autour de 25 ans," Économie et Statistique, Programme National Persée, vol. 467(1), pages 61-89.
    4. Jean Baccelli & Marcus Pivato, 2021. "Philippe Mongin (1950–2020)," Theory and Decision, Springer, vol. 90(1), pages 1-9, February.

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    Keywords

    revenu de solidarité active (RSA); negative income taxation; universal basic grant; welfare system; guaranteed income; incentives; redistribution;
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    JEL classification:

    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • D13 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Production and Intrahouse Allocation
    • D14 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Household Saving; Personal Finance

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