Abstract

VILLEGAS, Horacio; AGUILAR, Tirza J; VARGAS, Jaime  and  MONTANO, Cecilia. The Evo effect. rlde [online]. 2010, n.14, pp.163-182. ISSN 2074-4706.

Using a General Computable Equilibrium Model and applying a microsimulation on MECOVI Survey of 2007, the document shows that the public investment has a positive effect on the poverty reduction in a moderate, present and high investment scene. However, the poverty reduction is not too significant. The most important results are demonstrated in the headcount index, it reduced around 3 points in a scene of high intervention and 2 points in a scene of investment like the present one. Nevertheless, the results obtained for the breach indicators and severity of poverty are more modest.

Keywords : Poverty; Public Investment; General Computable Equilibrium Model; Headcount Index; Breach; Severity; MECOVI.

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