The behavior of social transfers over the business cycle : empirical evidence of Uruguayo

Miranda, Ronald - Muinelo Gallo, Leonel

Resumen:

This paper analyzes the cycle fluctuations of the social transfers in Uruguay over the period 1988.Q1 to 2016.Q3. The unobservable cyclical components are extracted from the observable time series following different empirical strategies. The results show that social transfers behave procyclical and lag the macroeconomics fluctuations. In this way, social transfers instead of contributing to stabilize the Uruguayan economy have aggravated the business cycle, and through various items of expenditure, expose the vulnerable groups of society to more adverse economic conditions.


En este trabajo se analizan las fluctuaciones cíclicas de las transferencias sociales en Uruguay durante el período 1988.1er trimestre a 2016.3er trimestre. Los componentes cíclicos no observables se extraen de las series temporales observables siguiendo diferentes estrategias empíricas. Los resultados muestran que las transferencias sociales se comportan de forma procíclica y a la zaga de las fluctuaciones macroeconómicas. De esta manera, las transferencias sociales, en lugar de contribuir a estabilizar la economía uruguaya, han agravado el ciclo económico y, a través de diversos rubros de gasto, exponen a los grupos vulnerables de la sociedad a condiciones económicas más adversas.


Detalles Bibliográficos
2018
Social transfers
Business cycle
Detrending
CICLOS ECONOMICOS
SEGURIDAD SOCIAL
GASTOS PUBLICOS
Inglés
Universidad de la República
COLIBRI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12008/20424
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Sumario:This paper analyzes the cycle fluctuations of the social transfers in Uruguay over the period 1988.Q1 to 2016.Q3. The unobservable cyclical components are extracted from the observable time series following different empirical strategies. The results show that social transfers behave procyclical and lag the macroeconomics fluctuations. In this way, social transfers instead of contributing to stabilize the Uruguayan economy have aggravated the business cycle, and through various items of expenditure, expose the vulnerable groups of society to more adverse economic conditions.