Uruguay : Income Transfer Policies in Uruguay, Closing the Gaps to Increase Welfare

Uruguay's Government is currently analyzing several reform strategies for the social sectors. These include a health reform, the introduction of a new poverty alleviation program, possible changes in pensions and unemployment insurance, and also a tax reform, that impacts the income transfer policies in several aspects. The purpose of this report is to contribute to the debate around the design of the income transfer policies for the medium and long term. The report is divided in five sections. Section two presents the conceptual discussion; section three describes the current policies, including an assessment of coverage, impacts, and fiscal effects. The fourth section presents a simulation to assess the potential impacts of the new Plan de Equidad, and the fifth section discusses conclusions and the central challenges for the future.

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Main Author: World Bank
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2007-10-18
Subjects:ADDITIONAL FISCAL RESOURCES, ADDITIONAL INCOME, ADEQUATE INCOME, ADULT POPULATION, AVERAGE BENEFIT, AVERAGE BENEFITS, BASIC SOCIAL SERVICES, BEHAVIORAL PATTERNS, BENEFICIARIES, BENEFICIARY, CALCULATIONS, CASH TRANSFER, CASH TRANSFER PROGRAMS, CASH TRANSFERS, CENTRAL AMERICAN, CITIZEN, CITIZENS, COMBAT POVERTY, COMMERCIAL BANK, COMMUNITY SERVICES, CONTINGENCIES, CONTRIBUTION, CONTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS, CONTRIBUTIONS, CROWDING OUT, CURRENT EXPENDITURE, CURRENT INCOME, CURRENT PROGRAMS, DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE, DEPENDENT CHILDREN, DEVELOPMENT BANK, DISABILITY, DISABILITY BENEFITS, DISADVANTAGED GROUPS, DROPOUT, EARNINGS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, ELDERLY, EXTENDED FAMILY, FAMILY ALLOWANCES, FAMILY MEMBERS, FAMILY SUPPORT, FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK, FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS, FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL SITUATION, FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY, FISCAL EFFORT, FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY, GDP, GINI COEFFICIENT, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, HEALTH INSURANCE, HEALTH PROBLEMS, HEALTH REFORM, HEALTH SERVICES, HOME VISITS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY DATA, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, ILLNESS, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME INCREASES, INCOME LEVEL, INCOME REPLACEMENT, INCOME SUPPORT, INCOME TRANSFERS, INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS, INEQUITIES, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INSURANCE COMPANY, INSURANCE SCHEME, INSURANCE SCHEMES, INTERVENTIONS, JOB SEARCH, KIDS, LABOR DEMAND, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LABOR SUPPLY, LACK OF INTEREST, LATIN AMERICAN, LEVEL OF POVERTY, LIVING STANDARDS, LOW INCOME, MARKET INCENTIVES, MARKET TRENDS, MATERNITY BENEFITS, MATERNITY LEAVE, MINIMUM WAGES, MORAL HAZARD, MOTHER, MOTIVATION, NATIONAL DIALOGUE, NEEDY FAMILIES, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NUTRITION, OCCUPATIONAL PENSION, OCCUPATIONAL PENSION SCHEMES, OCCUPATIONAL SCHEMES, OLD AGE, OLDER INDIVIDUALS, OPPORTUNITY COSTS, PENSION, PENSION BENEFITS, PENSION COVERAGE, PENSION FUND, PENSION FUNDS, PENSION REFORM, PENSION SCHEME, PENSION SCHEMES, PENSION SYSTEM, PENSION SYSTEMS, PENSIONS, PER CAPITA INCOME, POLICY DIALOGUE, POLICY DISCUSSIONS, POLICY GOALS, POLICY MAKERS, POLICY MAKING PROCESS, POLITICAL ECONOMY, POOR, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POPULATION GROUPS, POVERTY ALLEVIATION, POVERTY HEADCOUNT, POVERTY INCIDENCE, POVERTY INCIDENCE RATE, POVERTY LEVELS, POVERTY MEASURES, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOLING, PROBABILITY, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRAM GOALS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC POLICIES, PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, REPLACEMENT RATE, RESPONSIBILITIES, RETIRED, RETIREMENT, RETIREMENT AGE, RETIREMENT BENEFITS, SAFETY, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NETS, SALARIES, SALARY, SAVINGS, SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SCHOOL CHILDREN, SCHOOL ENROLMENT, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECURITY POLICY, SELF TARGETING, SELF-SUFFICIENCY, SERVANTS, SET OF GOALS, SICK LEAVE, SIMULATIONS, SINGLE WOMEN, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL COSTS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL EQUITY, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, SOCIAL EXPENDITURES, SOCIAL IMPACT, SOCIAL IMPACTS, SOCIAL INCLUSION, SOCIAL INSURANCE, SOCIAL INSURANCE PROGRAMS, SOCIAL POLICIES, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT, SOCIAL SAFETY NETS, SOCIAL SECTORS, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, SOCIAL SECURITY PROGRAMS, SOCIAL SERVICES, SOCIAL SPENDING, SOCIAL SUPPORT, SOCIAL WORKERS, SUPPORT PROGRAMS, TARGETING, TEENAGERS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRANSFER BENEFITS, TRANSFER PROGRAMS, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYED WORKERS, UNEMPLOYMENT, VALUABLE, VULNERABILITY, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WAGE, WELFARE PROGRAMS, WELFARE REFORM, WELFARE STATE, WORKFARE PROGRAMS, WORKING ADULTS, WORKING AGE, WORKING MOTHERS, WORKING POPULATION, YOUNG CHILDREN, YOUNGER WORKERS,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/10/8796637/uruguay-income-transfer-policies-uruguay-closing-gaps-increase-welfare
https://hdl.handle.net/10986/7633
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