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El proyecto concierne la elaboración y actualización de una herramienta Excel que cuantifique el valor económico y energético de consumos mínimos de agua, gas y electricidad en el territorio español. Se probarán distintos escenarios para su posterior comparación con las estimaciones actuales publicadas en Econometrics Analysis. Adicionalmente, el proyecto comprende el diseño de nuevas tarifas y políticas que ayuden a mejorar el escenario actual de pobreza energética. ; La pobreza energética es un tema cada vez de mayor preocupación es España. Se estima que aproximadamente dos millones de hogares presentan problemas para pagar los costes energéticos del hogar, no siendo posible el que mantengan dicho hogar a una temperatura adecuada durante los meses de invierno o que presenten atrasos en el pago de las facturas. La Unión Europea es consciente del problema y por ello está integrando medidas para solucionarlo. En España, en su lugar, en octubre del año 2017 entró en vigor la medida contra la pobreza energética más importante dada en el país, el Real Decreto 897/2017. El proyecto, determinando los consumos mínimos necesarios en una vivienda para garantizar unas condiciones de vida de confort estándar, realizando una segmentación a nivel provincial, evaluará el nivel de pobreza energética de las provincias y la actual medida en vigor. Con ello, se comprobará si el bono social es suficiente o, por el contrario, son necesarias diferentes medidas para encontrar una solución al problema que representa más de 7.000 muertes prematuras al año en el país. El proyecto fija como uno de sus principales objetivos el desarrollo de una herramienta modelo en Excel que estime los consumos mínimos de las viviendas, a nivel de provincias, dependiendo de diferentes entradas de variables. Gracias a la herramienta, el análisis regulatorio demuestra que para los índices de pobreza del 10% la nueva medida adoptada por el gobierno es más que insuficiente. Aproximadamente son 267 los millones de euros que el Estado destinará a ayudar a las familias en situación de pobreza energética. El análisis realizado con ayuda de la herramienta sitúa la inversión anual actual como un 37,72% de la necesaria en términos de electricidad, pero un 13,44% de la necesaria contando los recursos de agua y gas mínimos. ; Energy poverty is a topic of increasing concern in Spain. It is estimated that approximately two million households have problems in paying their energy costs, being impossible for them to keep the household at an adequate temperature during the cold months or having arrears in the payment of bills. The European Union is aware of the problem and therefore is introducing measures to solve it, such as directive 2009/72/EC regarding measures to be applied with vulnerable consumers in terms of electricity or 2009/73/EC for gas consumers. In the case of Spain, in October 2017, the most important measure against energy poverty in the country came into effect, the Real Decreto 897/2017. The project, based on the determination of the minimum consumptions needed in a household to guarantee standard living conditions, carries out a segmentation at the regional level, and evaluates the energy poverty level of the regions. In addition, it measures the impact of the social bond mentioned. With this, it will be verified if the social bonus is sufficient or, on the other hand, different measures are necessary to find a solution to the problem that represents more than 7,000 premature deaths per year in the country. The project establishes as one of its main objectives the development of a model tool in Excel that estimates the minimum consumptions of the households, per regions, and depending on different inputs of variables. Thanks to the tool, the regulatory framework analysis is performed and shows that for the 10% energy poverty indicator, the new measure adopted by the government is more than insufficient. There are approximately 267 million euros that the State will allocate to help families in situations of energy poverty, however, much more is required. The tool places the current annual investment as the 37.72% of what is required in terms of electricity, but it is the 13.44% of what is needed counting the minimum water and gas resources.

To be read in conjunction with the Asian Development Bank report Poverty: Is it an Issue in the Pacific? The intent of the papers is to foster broadly based consultation among the Asian Development Bank, governments, and civil society for the purpose of developing a supportive and appropriate approach to ensuring equitable growth and poverty reduction. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank or the governments of Pacific developing member countries.

AbstractThe main objective of this essay is to point out the missing links between neoliberalism on the one hand, and a comprehensive analysis of poverty and effective policies to tackle it, on the other. After identifying the main channels through which neoliberalism affects poverty, I will draw attention to the inadequacy of the neoliberal approach in coming to terms with the main reasons behind poverty, as well as in developing a comprehensive and effective mechanism for its alleviation. I emphasize the role of international institutions in determining the dominant development discourse and changes in the importance given to the issue of poverty over time. The essay links the ineffectiveness of existing poverty alleviation policies to distributional imbalances at both the global and domestic levels. Against the background of the main constraints and opportunities for effective poverty alleviation policies in individual countries, it emphasizes the need for a poverty alleviation strategy as an integral part of a broader development strategy and identifies its main premises. It calls for action on the academic, domestic and international fronts and stresses the central role of the state, a more balanced reliance on domestic and international markets, emphasis on productive employment creation, the development of effective redistribution mechanisms, and the creation of effective domestic and international constituencies as the main components of such a strategy.