the effects of four UBI schemes on poverty and inequality measures during normal times and times of crisis in Uganda and … benefit leads to higher poverty and inequality compared to existing benefits. By contrast, in Uganda, a country with only one … notable social protection programme, all UBI scenarios reduce poverty and inequality. Differences between welfare estimates …

- better cushions the poverty effects of income shocks in a developing economy. We compare the effectiveness of the three … benefit schemes on poverty first conceptually and then by considering two different crisis scenarios, the COVID-19 pandemic … the proxy-means-tested benefits are the most effective in reducing the poverty gap index, a simple categorical benefit is …

that eliminating all fuel subsidies would increase poverty and inequality due to the importance of domestic gas subsidy for … low-income households. Eliminating only gasoline and diesel subsidies would not impact poverty and inequality, while …

importance of tax-benefit instruments across countries and on the effect of taxes and benefits on poverty and inequality. The …

key determinant of better livelihoods and poverty alleviation. However, in most developing countries education is not … effect of the reform on household poverty and inequality. Analysis is based on the Ghana Microsimulation Model which has the …

This paper analyses the effectiveness of tax-benefit systems in reducing poverty and inequality across 13 countries in … to poverty and inequality. Additionally, we assess gender disparities in outcomes, quantify the distributional effects of …

overall change in income inequality or poverty. It concludes that UGAMOD is a useful tool for tax policy makers to evaluate …