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Guaranteed Minimum Income: the Case of Quebec

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  • Dorothée Boccanfuso
  • Jean-Michel Cousineau
  • Raquel Fonseca

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This paper explores the concept of a guaranteed minimum income (GMI), proposes an inclusive and operational definition that helps clarify the debate, and proposes an analysis that attempts to show the implications of implementing a GMI in Quebec in its absolute form, namely the universal allowance, or in the form of a negative tax. Our results show significant problems of equity, work incentives or social acceptability. The cost would also be important for public finances. We conclude that both forms of GMI would be difficult to implement in Quebec.

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  • Dorothée Boccanfuso & Jean-Michel Cousineau & Raquel Fonseca, 2020. "Guaranteed Minimum Income: the Case of Quebec," CIRANO Working Papers 2020s-39, CIRANO.
    • Handle: RePEc:cir:cirwor:2020s-39
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    Keywords

    Universal Allowance; Negative Income Tax; Quebec;
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    JEL classification:

    • I38 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty - - - Government Programs; Provision and Effects of Welfare Programs
    • P2 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • H24 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Personal Income and Other Nonbusiness Taxes and Subsidies

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