Sustainable Development Goal 1 calls for the implementation of nation- ally appropriate social protection systems to contrast poverty. In Italy, a crucial anti- poverty policy is the “Reddito di Cittadinanza” (RdC) introduced in April 2019. In this work we aim at evaluating the targeting of the RdC in 59 local areas rep- resented by the region by degree of urbanisation level in Italy. To measure the lo- cal poverty share, we estimate At-Risk-of-Poverty rates and Absolute Poverty rates through the application of Small Area Estimation models. Our results suggest that the RdC shows very heterogeneous targeting performance at the local level, exclud- ing large shares of poor households from the program.
L’Obiettivo di Sviluppo Sostenibile 1 richiede l’implementazione di sis- temi di protezione sociale adeguati a livello nazionale per contrastare la poverta`. In Italia il ”Reddito di Cittadinanza” (RdC), introdotto nell’aprile 2019, rappre- senta una misura cruciale in tal senso. In questo lavoro valutiamo il targeting del RdC in 59 aree locali rappresentate dai tre gradi di urbanizzazione in ciascuna regione. Per misurare i tassi di poverta`, stimiamo il rischio di poverta` e la poverta` assoluta attraverso l’applicazione di modelli di stima per piccole aree. I nostri risul- tati suggeriscono che l’RdC mostra un targeting molto eterogeneo a livello locale, escludendo ampie quote di famiglie povere dal programma.
Assessing the targeting of the anti-poverty measure "Reddito di Cittadinanza" using Small Area Estimation Methods
Gaia Bertarelli;
2022-01-01
Abstract
Sustainable Development Goal 1 calls for the implementation of nation- ally appropriate social protection systems to contrast poverty. In Italy, a crucial anti- poverty policy is the “Reddito di Cittadinanza” (RdC) introduced in April 2019. In this work we aim at evaluating the targeting of the RdC in 59 local areas rep- resented by the region by degree of urbanisation level in Italy. To measure the lo- cal poverty share, we estimate At-Risk-of-Poverty rates and Absolute Poverty rates through the application of Small Area Estimation models. Our results suggest that the RdC shows very heterogeneous targeting performance at the local level, exclud- ing large shares of poor households from the program.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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