Non take up of social benefits in Greece and Spain
Authors
Manos Matsaganis, Horacio Levy, Maria Flevotomou
Publication Date
Dec 2010
Abstract
Even though interest in non take up of social benefits is considerable in many European countries, the topic is under-researched in southern Europe. The paper provides preliminary estimates of the extent of non take up of two pairs of means-tested retirement benefits in Greece and Spain. The benefits examined are (i) the minimum pension supplements pensioner social solidarity benefit S and complementos por mínimos, and (ii) the social pensions pension to uninsured elderly and pensión de jubilación no contributiva. The paper finds that non take up of social benefits in the two countries is rather extensive, examines the methodological difficulties inherent in the analysis of non take up, and concludes with a discussion of the results and their implications.
Volume and page numbers
Volume: 44 , p.827 -844
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2010.00746.x
Publication type
Journal Article
Research area
Tax and benefit systems
Links
http://serlib0.essex.ac.uk/record=b1587016~S5
Notes
Albert Sloman Library Periodicals *restricted to Univ. Essex registered users*; Is referenced by: Matsaganis, M., Leventi, C., & World Bank (2015) Ex ante poverty and fiscal evaluation of a guaranteed minimum income programme in Greece. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.
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