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The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on income distribution under different protection schemes: the case of Spain
Gonzalo Gómez Bengoechea* 
Article | Year: 2021 | Pages: 517 - 541 | Volume: 45 | Issue: 4 Received: June 14, 2021 | Accepted: August 21, 2021 | Published online: December 6, 2021
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FIGURES & DATA
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CROSSMARK POLICY
METRICS
LICENCING
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Note: OECD countries. 2019 or latest year with available data. Source: OECD statistics.
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Economic
sector
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Aggregate variation in total
compensations March-April 2020
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Agriculture
|
6.46
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Other professional
activities
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-9.60
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Industrial
production
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-11.45
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Total for all sectors
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-14.35
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Arts
& education
|
-14.37
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Financial
services
|
-14.90
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Retail
|
-14.99
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|
Manufacturing
|
-20.20
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|
Construction
|
-20.20
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Real-estate
|
-22.62
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|
Hospitality
|
-75.80
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Source: Authors’ estimations based on ECV data.
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% of at-risk income lost
|
|
|
10
|
20
|
30
|
40
|
50
|
60
|
70
|
80
|
90
|
100
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% of at-risk households
losing income
|
10
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0.2
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0.3
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0.5
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0.6
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0.8
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0.9
|
1.1
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1.2
|
1.4
|
1.5
|
|
20
|
0.3
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0.6
|
0.9
|
1.2
|
1.5
|
1.8
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2.1
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2.4
|
2.7
|
3.0
|
|
30
|
0.5
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0.9
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1.4
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1.9
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2.4
|
2.8
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3.3
|
3.8
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4.2
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4.7
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|
40
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0.6
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1.2
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1.9
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2.5
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3.1
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3.7
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4.3
|
4.9
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5.6
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6.2
|
|
50
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0.8
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1.5
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2.3
|
3.1
|
3.9
|
4.6
|
5.4
|
6.2
|
6.9
|
7.7
|
|
60
|
0.9
|
1.8
|
2.8
|
3.7
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4.6
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5.5
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6.4
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7.4
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8.3
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9.2
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|
70
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1.1
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2.1
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3.2
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4.3
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5.3
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6.4
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7.5
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8.5
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9.6
|
10.7
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|
80
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1.2
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2.4
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3.6
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4.8
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6.0
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7.2
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8.4
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9.6
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10.8
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12.0
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90
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1.3
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2.7
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4.0
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5.4
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6.7
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8.1
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9.4
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10.7
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12.1
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13.4
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100
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1.5
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3.0
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4.4
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5.9
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7.4
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8.9
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10.4
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11.8
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13.3
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14.8
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Income contraction
scenarios
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Low-income
protection schemes
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Concentrated
losses under NLIB
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Dispersed losses under NLIB
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Concentrated
losses under RMI
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Dispersed losses under RMI
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Concentrated
losses under IMV
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Dispersed losses under IMV
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Concentrated losses (90-80)
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NUBI
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Pre-COVID
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Post-COVID
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Change
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New poor
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1.9 $ /
day
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0.75
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0.89
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0.14
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67,682
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3.2 $ /
day
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0.80
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1.01
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0.21
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101,286
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5.5 $ /
day
|
0.86
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1.19
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0.34
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159,502
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National
poverty line
|
6.70
|
8.06
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1.36
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643,688
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RMI
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Pre-COVID
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Post-COVID
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Change
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New poor
|
|
1.9 $ /
day
|
0.43
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0.56
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0.13
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61,529
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3.2 $ /
day
|
0.46
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0.65
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0.19
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88,507
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5.5 $ /
day
|
0.48
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0.80
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0.32
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152,876
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National
poverty line
|
6.49
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8.01
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1.52
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719,416
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RMV
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Pre-COVID
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Post-COVID
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Change
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New poor
|
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1.9 $ /
day
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0.45
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0.53
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0.08
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37,391
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3.2 $ /
day
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0.49
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0.58
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0.09
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42,124
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5.5 $ /
day
|
0.51
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0.67
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0.16
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74,781
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National
poverty line
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6.18
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7.69
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1.51
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716,103
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Dispersed losses (80-90)
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NUBI
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Pre-COVID
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Post-COVID
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Change
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New poor
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1.9 $ /
day
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0.75
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0.85
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0.10
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48,750
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3.2 $ /
day
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0.80
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0.93
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0.13
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59,162
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5.5 $ /
day
|
0.86
|
1.02
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0.16
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74,781
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National
poverty line
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6.70
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8.13
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1.43
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678,712
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RMI
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Pre-COVID
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Post-COVID
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Change
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New poor
|
|
1.9 $ /
day
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0.43
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0.53
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0.11
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50,643
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3.2 $ /
day
|
0.46
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0.58
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0.12
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58,689
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5.5 $ /
day
|
0.48
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0.64
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0.16
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77,621
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National
poverty line
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6.49
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8.08
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1.59
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753,493
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RMV
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Pre-COVID
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Post-COVID
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Change
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New poor
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1.9 $ /
day
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0.45
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0.50
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0.05
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22,245
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3.2 $ /
day
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0.49
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0.55
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0.06
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29,345
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5.5 $ /
day
|
0.51
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0.58
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0.08
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35,497
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National
poverty line
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6.18
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7.76
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1.58
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747,814
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Concentrated losses
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Ex ante
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Ex post
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% change
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NUBI
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0.498
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0.567
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13.9
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RMI
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0.450
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0.510
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13.3
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RMV
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0.434
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0.494
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13.9
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Dispersed losses
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NUBI
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0.498
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0.550
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10.5
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RMI
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0.450
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0.493
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9.6
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RMV
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0.434
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0.477
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10.0
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Source: Author’s estimations based on ECV data.
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Concentrated losses
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Dispersed losses
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From high to middle
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From middle to poor
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From high to middle
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From middle to poor
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NUBI
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5.7
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2.0
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3.7
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1.0
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RMI
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5.9
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1.2
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3.6
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0.6
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IMV
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5.9
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0.8
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3.3
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0.4
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Country
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Gini Index
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Poverty rates
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Social spending
(% of GDP)
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Austria
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0.28
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9.4
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26.9
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Belgium
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0.26
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8.2
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28.9
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Canada
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0.30
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11.8
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18.0
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Chile
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0.46
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16.5
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11.4
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Chzech
Republic
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0.25
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6.1
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19.2
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Costa
Rica
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0.50
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19.9
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12.2
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Denmark
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0.26
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6.1
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28.3
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Deutschland
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0.29
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10.4
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25.9
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Estonia
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0.31
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16.3
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17.7
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Finland
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0.27
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6.5
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29.1
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France
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0.30
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8.5
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31.0
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Great
Britain
|
0.37
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11.7
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20.6
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Greece
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0.31
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12.1
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24.0
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Hungary
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0.29
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8.0
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18.1
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Ireland
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0.29
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9.0
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13.4
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Israel
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0.25
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16.9
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16.3
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Italy
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0.33
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13.9
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28.2
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Latvia
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0.34
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17.5
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16.4
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Lithuania
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0.36
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15.5
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16.7
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Luxembourg
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0.32
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11.4
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21.6
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Mexico
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0.42
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16.6
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7.5
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Netherlands
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0.29
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8.3
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16.1
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Norway
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0.26
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8.4
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25.3
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Poland
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0.28
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9.8
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21.3
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Portugal
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0.32
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10.4
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22.6
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Slovakia
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0.24
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7.7
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17.7
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Slovenia
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0.25
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7.5
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21.1
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South
Korea
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0.35
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16.7
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12.2
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Spain
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0.33
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14.2
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24.7
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Sweden
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0.28
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8.9
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25.5
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Switzerland
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0.30
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9.2
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16.7
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United States
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0.39
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17.8
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18.7
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Note: OECD Countries, 2019 or latest year with available data. Source: Author’s estimations based on OECD statistics.
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Protection
scheme and region
|
Min. benefit amount
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Max. benefit amount
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RMI Andalucía
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5,287.44
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4,541.88
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RMI Aragón
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5,892.00
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5,892.00
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RMI Asturias
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5,315.52
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3,455.04
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RMI Baleares
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5,178.36
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4,140.60
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RMI Canarias
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5,745.24
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2,267.76
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RMI Cantabria
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5,163.24
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2,904.36
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RMI Castilla- La
Mancha
|
5,357.40
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4,079.76
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RMI Castilla y León
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5,168.40
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3,221.88
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RMI Cataluña
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7,248.00
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6,216.00
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RMI Ceuta
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3,600.00
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1,440.00
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RMI Extremadura
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5,163.24
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3,549.73
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RMI Galicia
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5,084.16
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4,067.28
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RMI La Rioja
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5,163.24
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2,904.36
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RMI Madrid
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4,800.00
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5,722.20
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RMI Melilla
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5,503.68
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3,669.12
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RMI Murcia
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5,163.24
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4,517.88
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RMI Navarra
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7,329.60
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7,329.60
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RMI Valencia
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3,090.84
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6,623.04
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RMI País Vasco
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7,733.88
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4,130.64
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IMV National
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5,544.00
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6,636.00
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Economic sector
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Decile 1
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Decile 2
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Decile 3
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Decile 4
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Decile 5
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Decile 6
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Decile 7
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Decile 8
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Decile 9
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Decile 10
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Agriculture
|
13.2
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13.4
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16.0
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11.2
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6.3
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3.8
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3.2
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2.8
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1.8
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0.7
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Arts
& education
|
7.9
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9.1
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5.5
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5.3
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5.3
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6.8
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8.3
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10.8
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11.7
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14.1
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Construction
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5.3
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7.7
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7.8
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7.8
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8.8
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7.9
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6.8
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5.2
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6.3
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4.2
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Financial
services
|
2.6
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0.5
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1.2
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0.7
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1.1
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1.2
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1.3
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2.7
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3.1
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5.9
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Hospitality
|
13.2
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7.2
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11.9
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9.5
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10.6
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8.1
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6.8
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6.3
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5.2
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2.8
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Industrial
production
|
5.3
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4.3
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4.6
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6.4
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6.8
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7.8
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6.9
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7.6
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7.0
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6.2
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Manufacturing
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0.0
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9.6
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8.2
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10.5
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12.8
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15.3
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12.8
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15.7
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16.8
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15.0
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Other
professional activities
|
28.9
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28.2
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27.1
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27.5
|
26.8
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29.6
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31.4
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29.6
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29.9
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33.7
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Real-estate
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0.0
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0.0
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0.2
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0.6
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1.0
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0.7
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0.5
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0.7
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0.6
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1.0
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Retail
|
21.1
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17.7
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15.1
|
16.6
|
16.7
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14.8
|
17.8
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13.2
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12.8
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10.3
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Source: Author’s estimations based on ECV data.
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