THE NEED TO CHANGE CHILE’S SOCIAL POLICY

Authors

  • Claudio Sapelli Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22370/pe.2023.15.4034

Keywords:

income distribution, social mobility, poverty, negative income tax

Abstract

Social policy in Chile should change. The need for change is due in part to the success in improving social indicators such as income distribution, social mobility, and poverty.
Change should be oriented to radically simplify social policy by substantially reducing the number of programs, selecting targeted units solely by income, and channeling aid through unconditional cash transfers.

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Author Biography

Claudio Sapelli, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Instituto de Economía, Facultad de Economía y Administración, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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Published

2023-12-26

How to Cite

Sapelli, C. (2023). THE NEED TO CHANGE CHILE’S SOCIAL POLICY. Economic Profiles, (15). https://doi.org/10.22370/pe.2023.15.4034

Issue

Perfiles Económicos n. 15 dic. 2023

Section

Artículos: Dossier 50 años de Economía chilena entre Dictadura y Democracia

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