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dc.creatorAcevedo, Ivonne
dc.creatorCastellani, Francesca
dc.creatorFlores, Iván
dc.creatorLotti, Giulia
dc.creatorSzékely, Miguel
dc.date.issued2020-12-31
dc.identifier.issn2196-436X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11651/4673
dc.descriptionPoverty, inequality, transfers
dc.description.abstractThis document offers estimates of the possible changes in the social structure of the countries of Latin America derived from the consequent economic contraction from the Covid-19 pandemic and explores the possible costs and benefits of different types of interventions to cushion its impact. The analysis forecasts that the number of people living in poverty (extreme and moderate) would increase by up to 44 thousand million people in the region. It also finds that the policy with the highest benefit-cost ratio is the postponement of payroll taxes and social security contributions. Other alternatives such as granting support to unemployed persons, temporarily doubling the benefits of existing social programs, and the transfer of income to self-employed workers also generate a favorable benefit-cost ratio, with differences among countries.
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCentro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas
dc.relation.ispartofLatin American Economic Review, volumen 29, diciembre de 2020
dc.rightsLa revista Latin American Economic Review autoriza a poner en acceso abierto de conformidad con las licencias CREATIVE COMMONS, aprobadas por el Consejo Académico Administrativo del CIDE, las cuales establecen los parámetros de difusión de las obras con fines no comerciales. Lo anterior sin perjuicio de los derechos morales que corresponden a los autores.
dc.source2196-436X
dc.titleSocial effect of Covid-19: estimates and alternatives for Latin America and the Caribbean
dc.typeArtículo
dc.accessrightsAcceso abierto
dc.recordIdentifier000004673
dc.rights.licenseCreative Commons Reconocimiento-NoComercial-SinObraDerivada 4.0 International CC BY-NC-ND
dc.identifier.citationEn: Latin American Economic Review, volumen 29, diciembre de 2020
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.47872/laer-2020-29-8
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.latinaer.org/index.php/laer/article/view/10


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