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Towards greater poverty reduction in Zambia : simulating potential Cash Plus reforms using MicroZAMOD

Gasior, Katrin; McLennan, David; Kalikeka, Mbewe; … - 2021

A large share of the population in Zambia is living below the national poverty line. To reduce poverty, in 2019, the … additional benefits to take account of the multidimensionality of poverty. We use the tax-benefit microsimulation model … MicroZAMOD to analyse the coverage and poverty impact of the current social protection system and to assess the extent to which …

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The mitigating role of tax and benefit rescue packages for poverty and inequality in Africa amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Lastunen, Jesse; Rattenhuber, Pia; Adu-Ababio, Kwabena; … - 2021

-benefit policies stabilized earnings losses. We then evaluate the impact on income-based poverty and inequality and the contribution of … inequality, and somewhat larger effects on the poverty gap due to lower relative earnings losses of the poor population at the … discretionary tax-benefit policies in alleviating the shock. Our analysis shows modest increases in headcount poverty rates and …

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Exploring the quality of income data in two African household surveys for the purpose of tax-benefit microsimulation modelling : imputing employment income in Tanzania and Zambia

McLennan, David; Noble, Michael; Wright, Gemma Clare; … - 2021

The quality of data on employment income is explored using Tanzanian and Zambian household survey datasets. The extent of missing and implausible income data is assessed and four different methods are applied to impute missing or implausible values. The four imputation methods are also applied...

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SAMOD, a South African tax-benefit microsimulation model : recent developments

Wright, Gemma; Noble, Michael; Barnes, Helen; McLennan, … - 2016

This paper provides an account of a South African tax-benefit microsimulation model - SAMOD - which has been developed for use by government over the past ten years. The two datasets that underpin the current version of SAMOD are introduced, and the model's tax and benefit policies are described...

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Simulating personal income tax in South Africa using administrative data and survey data : a comparison of PITMOD and SAMOD for tax year 2018

Steyn, Wynnona; Sithole, Alexius; Ngobeni, Winile; … - 2021

In this paper we explore South Africa's personal income tax system using two microsimulation models. The first, SAMOD, simulates personal income tax and social benefits using a dataset derived from the nationally representative National Income Dynamics Study survey. The second, PITMOD, simulates...

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Analysis of the distributional effects of COVID19 and state-led remedial measures in South Africa

Barnes, Helen; Espi-Sanchis, Gabriel; Leibbrandt, Murray V. - 2021

This paper explores the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa on income poverty and … inequality in South Africa. Using a static tax-benefit microsimulation model with input datasets that were adjusted to reflect …

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Updating NAMOD : a Namibian tax-benefit microsimulation model

Wright, Gemma Clare; Noble, Michael; Barnes, Helen; … - 2016

This paper provides an account of a Nambian tax-benefit microsimulation model - NAMOD - which has been developed for use by government. Following a section on the importance of social security in Namibia and recent related studies, the paper outlines the tax-benefit policies that are included...

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Assessing the quality of the income data used in SAMOD, a South African tax-benefit microsimulation model

Wright, Gemma Clare; Barnes, Helen; Noble, Michael; … - 2018

In this paper we explore the income data in two surveys that underpin a South African tax-benefit microsimulation model. The simulated taxes and benefits using each dataset are compared with each other and with administrative data for a common time point. We explore discrepancies between the...

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Exploring options to deepen and broaden the personal income tax base in South Africa

Wright, Gemma Clare; Gasior, Katrin; Ollonqvist, Joonas; … - 2023

In this paper we explore options for augmenting South Africa's personal income tax revenue using two microsimulation models: PITMOD simulates the personal income tax system and is underpinned by a dataset comprising a full extract of anonymized individual-level administrative tax data; and SAMOD...

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