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Eficacia y eficiencia de los subsidios asistenciales en la lucha contra la pobreza en España: Una valoración a partir de EspaSim

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  • Horacio Levy

    (Departament d'Economia Aplicada, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)

  • Magda Mercader Prats

    (Departament d'Economia Aplicada, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona)

Abstract

Según las estimaciones presentadas en este trabajo, el actual sistema de subsidios asistenciales reduce notablemente la pobreza extrema - entre un 41 y un 54 por ciento según el índice de pobreza considerado. También tiene un impacto importante sobre la intensidad y severidad de la pobreza según el umbral recomendado por Eurostat (entre un 32 y un 41 por ciento). Se ha demostrado que el elemento más importante dentro de este conjunto protector es el subsidio de desempleo en lo que se refiere tanto a su efectividad como a su eficiencia como instrumento de combate de la pobreza, seguido del complemento de mínimo de pensiones y las pensiones no contributivas de vejez. La eficiencia vertical de estos programas se sitúa, en media, en un 57 por ciento mientras que la eficiencia en la reducción de la pobreza es de un 47 por ciento. El conjunto de prestaciones contributivas del sistema de seguridad social, tiene un efecto sobre la pobreza mucho más importante que el sistema de subsidios asistenciales. Las prestaciones contributivas reducen la pobreza extrema entre un 73 y un 88 por ciento y la pobreza moderada entre un 44 y un 78 por ciento, según el índice de pobreza utilizado.

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  • Horacio Levy & Magda Mercader Prats, 2003. "Eficacia y eficiencia de los subsidios asistenciales en la lucha contra la pobreza en España: Una valoración a partir de EspaSim," Working Papers wpdea0301, Department of Applied Economics at Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona.
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