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This paper assesses the feasibility of developing a tax and benefit microsimulation model in Rwanda. Tax …-for a tax-benefit microsimulation model, concluding that developing such a model for Rwanda would be feasible. …-benefit microsimulation can be used to explore ways in which national development goals can be achieved in a cost-effective manner, and to …
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility to implement a tax and benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador … using EUROMOD as an interface. We first present a detailed description of the main components of the tax and benefit system … the microsimulation model. Finally, we provide an assessment and recommendations concerning the possibilities for …
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from ECUAMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador. Our results show that simulated taxes and social insurance …The aim of this paper is to explore the redistributive effects of taxes and benefits in Ecuador using two different … approaches: direct use of reported taxes and benefits in household survey data, and use of simulated taxes and benefits obtained …
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, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Our analysis makes use of tax-benefit microsimulation models based on harmonized … importance of tax-benefit instruments across countries and on the effect of taxes and benefits on poverty and inequality. The … advantages of our models and perform a simulation exercise whereby the most progressive income tax system of our set of countries …
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inequality and poverty. The results are based on newly developed microsimulation models for Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, South …This paper assesses the effects of public policies on income taxes and benefits in six African countries. The … Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia. They highlight differences in tax and benefit systems among these African countries, show the …
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This paper assesses the feasibility of simulating the distributional impacts produced by various tax and transfer … instruments in Viet Nam. Viet Nam's system of tax and transfer policies underwent frequent changes, in terms of diversity and … survey data shows the wide-ranging feasibility of simulating tax and benefit instruments, though more details are available …
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applying a standard static microsimulation model TAZMOD v1.8. The simulations model two indirect tax reforms involving changes …This paper analyses the impacts of indirect tax policy reforms on income distribution and poverty in Tanzania by … to the excise duty and value-added tax rates on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products, and changes to employers' and …
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and work incentives. To this end, the study employs SOUTHMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model, for six African … progressivity of personal income tax in Ethiopia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia; on the other hand, it improves … progressivity in Mozambique. However, it decreases the redistributive effect of personal income tax only in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and …
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-benefit microsimulation model for Rwanda. Specifically, we compare the reform to a business-as-usual scenario with the previous income tax …Establishing an equitable and efficient tax system is essential for reducing poverty, combating inequality, and … personal income tax schedule for 2023 and 2024 as part of broader tax reforms set forth in its Medium-Term Revenue Strategy …
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This paper assesses the effects on poverty and inequality of the alternative targeting approaches that Zambia's Social Cash Transfer programme could take as its expansion continues during the period of the country's Seventh National Development Plan (2017-21). It further assesses the domestic...
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