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Regime type, inequality, and redistributive transfers in developing countries
Dodlova, Marina; Giolbas, Anna - 2017
The debate on whether democracy and inequality increase the level of redistribution is ongoing. We construct a model … that predicts higher probability of redistribution in democracies than autocracies through social transfers. Higher … inequality leads to more redistribution in democracies but not necessarily in autocracies. Using the new data on Non …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011654023
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Inequality and voting in fragile countries: Evidence from Mozambique
Bove, Margherita; Egger, Eva-Maria; Jones, Sam; … - 2024
economic inequality affects voting and other forms of political participation. This evidence is largely driven by advanced …. In line with prior theoretical expectations, we find a negative association between inequality and voting for the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014548602
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The political participation of Africa's youth: Turnout, partisanship, and protest
Resnick, Danielle; Casale, Daniela - 2011
The youth have long represented an important constituency for electoral mobilization in Africa. Today, as the region faces a growing 'youth bulge' that is disproportionately burdened by un- and underemployment, capturing the votes of this demographic is becoming more important than ever before....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280251
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Assessing the distributional impact of lowering the value-added tax rate for standard-rated items in Tanzania and options for recouping revenue losses
Kisanga, Elineema; Leyaro, Vincent; Matengo, Wahabi; … - 2021
This paper explores the distributional impact of lowering the value-added tax rate for standard-rated items in Tanzania Mainland. Using a static tax-benefit microsimulation model- TAZMOD-which is underpinned by data derived from the Household Budget Survey 2017/18, reductions in value-added...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012651109
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Modelling value-added tax (VAT) in South Africa: Assessing the distributional impact of the recent increase in the VAT rate and options for redress through the benefits system
Gcabo, Rebone; Moche, Boitumelo; Steyn, Wynnona; … - 2019
benefits as opposed to provisions in indirect taxes in achieving redistribution. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012146502
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Welfare and redistributive effects of social assistance in the Global South
Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2019
This paper presents an analysis of the recent evolution of social assistance in the developing world, looking at its complex typological configuration, which has interlinked with, and partly reflects the complex demographic and epidemiological transitions and rapid urbanization and economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012146572
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Campaign Externalities, Programmatic Spending, and Voting Preferences in Rural Mexico : The Case of Progresa-Oportunidades-Prospera Programme
Filipovich, Dragan - 2018
This study presents an analysis of the electoral impacts of one of the most prominent conditional cash transfers in the world: Mexico's Progresa-Oportunidades-Prospera (POP) programme. Using population censuses, and POP's administrative records and elections data, we exploit the targeting...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012926169
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Redistribution around the world: Causes and consequences
Jäntti, Markus; Pirttilä, Jukka; Rönkkö, Risto - 2016
This paper re-examines the determinants and consequences of redistribution in light of improved data and methods … the best available estimates of both pre- and post-redistribution inequality for the largest set of countries and periods … redistribution and the impacts of redistribution on growth can be misleading. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653945
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Simulating policy options for universal child allowances in Ghana
Evans, Martin - 2018
This paper considers the case for universal child allowances in Ghana. It follows findings from an earlier study of 14 middle income countries that examined optimal approaches to reduce child poverty using universal categorical child allowances. The paper describes the demographic profiles that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011944111
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Simulation of options to replace the special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant and close the poverty gap at the food poverty line
Goldman, Maya; Bassier, Ihsaan; Budlender, Joshua; … - 2021
We use a fiscal incidence model based on the South African 2014/15 Living Conditions Survey to simulate the poverty reduction impacts of a selection of medium-to-long-term social grant options with the goal of replacing the existing special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant upon its...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012705363