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The Effect of “Asignación Universal Por Hijo” in the Reduction of Regional Disparities in Argentina

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  • Darío Rossignolo

    (Universidad Nacional de Córdoba)

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Consistently with the substantial increase in public expenditure levels, in 2009 Argentina instrumented a public cash transfer program, called Asignación Universal por Hijo, which had been designed as a universal program, but subject to the fulfillment of several requirements. This program has had an effect on the reduction in income disparities, but the regional effect has not been analyzed by the literature. By employing the methodology known as differences in differences, this paper presents estimations that attempt to show whether this transfer has been effective in reducing regional differences in terms of income inequality, and both moderate and extreme poverty, Results show that although there are several effects on the reduction of disparities, it cannot be assured that all regional gaps reflected in EPH are reduced in a statistically significant way

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  • Darío Rossignolo, 2022. "The Effect of “Asignación Universal Por Hijo” in the Reduction of Regional Disparities in Argentina," Lecturas de Economía, Universidad de Antioquia, Departamento de Economía, issue 96, pages 71-99, January-J.
    • Handle: RePEc:lde:journl:y:2022:i:96:p:71-99
    DOI: 10.17533/udea.le.n96a345762
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    Keywords

    inequality; monetary transfers; regional disparities; poverty; double differences;
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    JEL classification:

    • H53 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Welfare Programs
    • H73 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - Interjurisdictional Differentials and Their Effects
    • H22 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Incidence

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