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

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

of the increase in the value-added tax (VAT) rate and increases in benefit amounts in 2018. Although poverty and … an expanded set of social benefits would lead to reduced poverty and inequality in comparison to the current practice of …

inequality and poverty. The results are based on newly developed microsimulation models for Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, South …

revenue losses and impact on poverty are estimated. The rules for direct taxes are then modified in order to identify ways in …

We study the effectiveness of social protection benefits in reducing income and consumption poverty in five sub … benefits and their poverty-reducing effects in each country. Second, we study the ability of benefit automatic stabilizers to …. Although the coverage of benefits is fairly high in Ghana and Zambia, the poverty-reducing impact of benefits in all five …