A regional general equilibrium analysis of the welfare impact of cash transfers: an analysis of PROGRESA in Mexico

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dc.creatorCoady, David
dc.creatorHarris, Rebecca Lee
dc.date2001
dc.date2024-10-24T12:53:12Z
dc.date2024-10-24T12:53:12Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:06:41Z
dc.descriptionUsing a regionally disaggregated computable general equilibrium model, we analyze the differential welfare impacts of a cash transfer program targeted at rural areas. The direct effect of the transfers decreases regional income differentials, but the indirect effects depend on how the program is financed. Financing the program with a more efficient tax system is also less regressive and has favorable urban impacts. The less efficient instruments result in relatively higher incomes in all rural regions, but are more regressive. The increasing share of urban poverty highlights the shortcomings of rural targeting and raises the issue of horizontal equity.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/158023
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/94853
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceCoady, David; Harris, Rebecca Lee. 2001. A regional general equilibrium analysis of the welfare impact of cash transfers: an analysis of PROGRESA in Mexico. TMD Discussion Paper 76. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/158023
dc.subjectwelfare economics
dc.subjectrural population
dc.subjecteconometrics
dc.subjectcomputable general equilibrium models
dc.subjecturban development
dc.subjectcash transfers
dc.titleA regional general equilibrium analysis of the welfare impact of cash transfers: an analysis of PROGRESA in Mexico
dc.typeWorking Paper

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