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Social Policy and Poverty

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  • Adam Szulc

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The present study examines the distribution and impact of the transfers directed, by definition, to the low-income population (hereafter, social assistance). During the period observed, both the volume and the number of recipients increased considerably. Those benefits appeared to be moderately effective as a tool to prevent the nonpoor from falling into poverty and relatively successful in supporting the poor in escaping from poverty. Most types of households exposed to a higher than average risk of poverty are more likely than other types to obtain social assistance while facing poverty. The analysis of behavioral responses confirmed the relatively high proportion of foregone income among the recipients.

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  • Adam Szulc, 2012. "Social Policy and Poverty," Eastern European Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 50(5), pages 66-92, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:eaeuec:v:50:y:2012:i:5:p:66-92
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    1. Adam Szulc, 2022. "Reconstruction of the Social Cash Transfers System in Poland and Household Well-being: 2015 - 2018 Evidence," KAE Working Papers 2022-076, Warsaw School of Economics, Collegium of Economic Analysis.
    2. Michal Brzezinski, 2011. "Accounting for recent trends in absolute poverty in Poland: a decomposition analysis," Post-Communist Economies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(4), pages 465-475, December.
    3. Eichhorst, Werner & Bonin, Holger & Krause-Pilatus, Annabelle & Marx, Paul & Dolls, Mathias & Lay, Max, 2023. "Minimum Income Support Systems as Elements of Crisis Resilience in Europe," IZA Research Reports 137, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    4. Hanna Dudek & Joanna Myszkowska-Ryciak, 2020. "The Prevalence and Socio-Demographic Correlates of Food Insecurity in Poland," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(17), pages 1-16, August.

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