COVID-19 and gender inequality in income: the impact of discretionary policy measures in Austria
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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.author | CHRISTL Michael | en_GB |
| dc.contributor.author | DE POLI Silvia | en_GB |
| dc.contributor.author | KUCSERA Dénes | en_GB |
| dc.contributor.author | LORENZ Hanno | en_GB |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-06 | en_GB |
| dc.date.available | 2021-07-26 | en_GB |
| dc.date.created | 2021-07-13 | en_GB |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | en_GB |
| dc.date.submitted | 2021-04-28 | en_GB |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on household income in Austria, using detailed administrative labor market data, in combination with micro-simulation techniques, that enable specific labor market transitions to be modeled. We find that discretionary fiscal policy measures in Austria are key to counteracting the inequality- and poverty-enhancing effect of COVID-19. Additionally, we find that females tend to experience a greater loss in terms of market income. The Austrian tax-benefit system, however, reduces this gender differences. Disposable income has dropped by around 1% for both males and females. By comparison, males profit mainly from short-time work scheme, while females profit especially from other discretionary policy measures, such as the one-off payment for children. | en_GB |
| dc.description.sponsorship | JRC.B.2 - Fiscal Policy Analysis | en_GB |
| dc.format.medium | Online | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.citation | Christl, M., De Poli, S., Kucsera, D. and Lorenz, H., COVID-19 and gender inequality in income: the impact of discretionary policy measures in Austria, European Commission, 2021, JRC125105. | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC125105 | en_GB |
| dc.language | ENG | en_GB |
| dc.publisher | European Commission | en_GB |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | JRC125105 | en_GB |
| dc.title | COVID-19 and gender inequality in income: the impact of discretionary policy measures in Austria | en_GB |