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Le RSA : redistribution vers les travailleurs pauvres et offre de travail

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  • Guillaume Allègre

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The RSA follows two objectives: to increase the living standard of the working poor and to eliminate inactivity traps that result from low financial incentives to work. Because of its familialized nature, the RSA targets relatively well the poorest workers but also creates ambiguous effects in terms of financial incentives. We estimate the redistributive and incentive effects by microsimulation. We find that 65% of ?RSA activity? benefits are perceived by households in the first two deciles of living standards; nearly 400 000 individuals could surpass the poverty threshold. We also consider the impact of RSA activity on the labour supply of women: participation would be reduced by 12 000. In conclusion, we consider ways to reform the RSA. JEL classification: D31, J22, H23, H31

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  • Guillaume Allègre, 2011. "Le RSA : redistribution vers les travailleurs pauvres et offre de travail," Revue de l'OFCE, Presses de Sciences-Po, vol. 0(3), pages 33-61.
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    1. Guillaume Allegre, 2014. "How can a basic income be defended?," Sciences Po publications info:hdl:2441/25qafebie49, Sciences Po.
    2. Guillaume Allegre, 2013. "Comment peut-on défendre un revenu de base ?," Post-Print hal-00972862, HAL.
    3. Guillaume Allegre & Nicolas Duvoux & Bruno Palier & Bernard Gomel & Dominique Méda & Etienne Wasmer, 2014. "Quelle réforme pour le revenu de solidarité active et la Prime pour l'emploi ?," Sciences Po publications info:hdl:2441/1p20hvg1go8, Sciences Po.
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    Keywords

    RSA; microsimulation; redistribution; in-work benefit; labour supply;

    JEL classification:

    • D31 - Microeconomics - - Distribution - - - Personal Income and Wealth Distribution
    • J22 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Time Allocation and Labor Supply
    • H23 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
    • H31 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents - - - Household

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