Assessing the Role of Tax-benefit Systems in Reducing the Gender Income Gap in Latin America

Fil: Deza, María Cecilia. Inter-American Development Bank

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Autores principales: Deza, María Cecilia, Dondo Bühler, Mariana Beatriz, Jara, Xavier, Rodríguez Guerrero, David, Torres, Javier
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2025
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Ciencias Sociales
Taxes
Benefits
Microsimulation
Gender gap
Latin America
Acceso en línea:http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013356
http://rid.unrn.edu.ar/handle/20.500.12049/12988
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spelling I65-R171-20.500.12049-129882025-05-20T13:14:36Z application/pdf info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ 2025-01 Fil: Deza, María Cecilia. Inter-American Development Bank Fil: Dondo Bühler, Mariana Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de Río Negro, CIETES. Fil: Jara, Xavier. London School of Economics Fil: Rodríguez Guerrero, David. Universidad Externado de Colombia Fil: Torres, Javier. Universidad del Pacífico. Assessing the Role of Tax-benefit Systems in Reducing the Gender Income Gap in Latin America Deza, María Cecilia Dondo Bühler, Mariana Beatriz Jara, Xavier Rodríguez Guerrero, David Torres, Javier Ciencias Sociales Taxes Benefits Microsimulation Gender gap Latin America Ciencias Sociales This paper aims to assess the extent to which cash transfers, direct taxes, and social contributions help to reduce gender income inequalities in seven Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay. We apply microsimulation techniques to household survey data and allocate incomes within the household, assuming that each person retains the income they receive (e.g., earnings, benefits targeting mothers) and pays taxes and social insurance contributions on an individual basis according to each countrys rules. Then, we compare gender income ratios based on market (before taxes and benefits) and disposable (after taxes and benefits) income. Our results show that, at the bottom of the distribution, tax-benefit systems significantly reduce gender income disparities in most countries due to the effect of social assistance benefits received by mothers in poor households. Additionally, we find that women have substantially higher poverty rates than men based on individual disposable income. Gender differences in poverty fade away when income is pooled at the couple level and, even more so, at the household level. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013356 http://rid.unrn.edu.ar/handle/20.500.12049/12988 en
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topic Ciencias Sociales
Taxes
Benefits
Microsimulation
Gender gap
Latin America
Ciencias Sociales
spellingShingle Ciencias Sociales
Taxes
Benefits
Microsimulation
Gender gap
Latin America
Ciencias Sociales
Deza, María Cecilia
Dondo Bühler, Mariana Beatriz
Jara, Xavier
Rodríguez Guerrero, David
Torres, Javier
Assessing the Role of Tax-benefit Systems in Reducing the Gender Income Gap in Latin America
topic_facet Ciencias Sociales
Taxes
Benefits
Microsimulation
Gender gap
Latin America
Ciencias Sociales
description Fil: Deza, María Cecilia. Inter-American Development Bank
author Deza, María Cecilia
Dondo Bühler, Mariana Beatriz
Jara, Xavier
Rodríguez Guerrero, David
Torres, Javier
author_facet Deza, María Cecilia
Dondo Bühler, Mariana Beatriz
Jara, Xavier
Rodríguez Guerrero, David
Torres, Javier
author_sort Deza, María Cecilia
title Assessing the Role of Tax-benefit Systems in Reducing the Gender Income Gap in Latin America
title_short Assessing the Role of Tax-benefit Systems in Reducing the Gender Income Gap in Latin America
title_full Assessing the Role of Tax-benefit Systems in Reducing the Gender Income Gap in Latin America
title_fullStr Assessing the Role of Tax-benefit Systems in Reducing the Gender Income Gap in Latin America
title_full_unstemmed Assessing the Role of Tax-benefit Systems in Reducing the Gender Income Gap in Latin America
title_sort assessing the role of tax-benefit systems in reducing the gender income gap in latin america
publishDate 2025
url http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0013356
http://rid.unrn.edu.ar/handle/20.500.12049/12988
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