-level survey data. This study uses EUROMOD, a static tax-benefit microsimulation model calibrated for Malta, to evaluate the …Microsimulation models have been particularly useful when dealing with the economic welfare impact of COVID-19 … so doing, serve as a validation tool against which simulation exercises such as this can be compared. …

public tasks. But not all countries with a low tax ratio automatically fall into this cat-egory. This paper presents an … influencing factors, such as regional patterns, non-tax revenue and governance. Findings on individual countries or groups of … countries should put governments, donors and international organisations in a better position to decide on tax reform programmes …