Journal Article
The National Care System in UruguayPart of Journal Special Issue Welfare and distributive effects of social assistance in the Global South
Part of Journal Special Issue Welfare and distributive effects of social assistance in the Global South
The population structure the world over is going through a demographic shift, and the elderly proportion is projected to increase with population growth. This change is a matter of concern for sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, where the majority...
In this paper, we analyse two specific policies that make up the National Care System, a social policy being implemented in Uruguay. Through the calibration of a static tax benefit model, we estimate the distributive impact of the expansion of...