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Eliminating Extreme Poverty in Greece

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  • Manos Matsaganis
  • Fotis Papadopoulos
  • Panos Tskloglou

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The poverty-reducing impact of social transfers is weaker in Greece than in other EU countries, primarily due to the absence of a minimum social safety net. The paper examines the extent and structure of extreme poverty in Greece and attempts to assess the likely effects of the introduction of a minimum income scheme, under alternative scenarios about the extent of non-take up by eligible households as well as leakages to ineligible ones. Our results indicate that such a scheme could lead to an almost complete eradication of extreme poverty and a considerable decline in aggregate inequality at a moderate cost.

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  • Manos Matsaganis & Fotis Papadopoulos & Panos Tskloglou, 2001. "Eliminating Extreme Poverty in Greece," Journal of Income Distribution, Ad libros publications inc., vol. 10(1-2), pages 4-4, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:jid:journl:y:2001:v:10:i:1-2:p:4-4
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