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Learning from the "best" : the impact of tax-benefit systems in Africa
Bargain, Olivier; Jara, H. Xavier; Kwenda-Magejo, Prudence - 2019
Redistributive systems in Africa are still in their infancy but are constantly expanding in order to finance increasing public spending. This paper aims at characterizing the redistributive potential of six African countries: Ghana, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and South Africa. These...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011966797
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A role for universal pension? : simulating universal pensions in Ecuador, Ghana, Tanzania, and South Africa
Joust, Maria; Rattenhuber, Pia - 2018
significantly reduce poverty and inequality in settings in which no means-tested old-age pensions exist (such as Ghana and Tanzania …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011806493
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Comparing the poverty-reduction efficiency of targeted versus universal benefits amid crises
Shahir, Adnan; Kanbur, Ravi; Pirttilä, Jukka; … - 2023
- 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014336040
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The potential of universal basic income schemes to mitigate shocks : comparing the performance of universal basic income in Uganda and Zambia during COVID-19
Nichelatti, Enrico; Jouste, Maria; Rattenhuber, Pia - 2024
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014519337
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A role for universal pension? Simulating universal pensions in Ecuador, Ghana, Tanzania, and South Africa
Joust, Maria; Rattenhuber, Pia - 2018
significantly reduce poverty and inequality in settings in which no means-tested old-age pensions exist (such as Ghana and Tanzania …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011943830
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The potential of universal basic income schemes to mitigate shocks: Comparing the performance of universal basic income in Uganda and Zambia during COVID-19
Nichelatti, Enrico; Jouste, Maria; Rattenhuber, Pia - 2024
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014548569
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Comparing the poverty-reduction efficiency of targeted versus universal benefits amid crises
Shahir, Adnan; Kanbur, Ravi; Pirttilä, Jukka; … - 2023
- 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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014477524
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Learning from the "best": The impact of tax-benefit systems in Africa
Bargain, Olivier; Jara, H. Xavier; Kwenda-Magejo, Prudence - 2019
Redistributive systems in Africa are still in their infancy but are constantly expanding in order to finance increasing public spending. This paper aims at characterizing the redistributive potential of six African countries: Ghana, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and South Africa. These...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012146489
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Fuel subsidies and income redistribution in Ecuador
Jara, H. Xavier; Lee, Po Chun; Montesdeoca, Lourdes; … - 2018
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011938142
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Tax-benefit microsimulation and income redistribution in Ecuador
Jara, H. Xavier; Varela, Marcelo - 2017
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 from ECUAMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011943780