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This paper analyses the impacts of indirect tax policy reforms on income distribution and poverty in Tanzania by …
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In this study, we assess formal education as a causal determinant of women's malaria preventive behaviour, as well as children's risk of malaria infection. For identification, we rely on exogenous variation in educational attainment generated by educational reforms during the 1970s. We use data...
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-benefit microsimulation model for Tanzania. The paper provides an account of the current tax-benefit system in Tanzania and introduces the … feasibility of producing such a model for Tanzania with reference to personal income tax, indirect taxes, and contributory and non …
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Safety Net in mainland Tanzania to explore factors that hinder the achievement of this objective. The eligibility criteria … and benefit microsimulation model for Tanzania and all pose challenges for policy transparency. The authors argue that … implementation, and that such improvements will greatly assist the public sector in ensuring that people in Tanzania receive the …
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Tanzania has expanded its social protection framework significantly over the past decade, but the country continues to … grapple with important gender inequalities. This paper examines, first, the evolution and effects of Tanzania's social … in Tanzania. …
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A cash transfer programme 'Livelihood Empowerment against Poverty' has been implemented with the aim of addressing poverty and vulnerability in Ghana. This study looks at the impact of this conditional cash transfer programme on households' supply of labour for agriculture, paid employment, and...
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Botswana's welfare state is both a parsimonious laggard in comparison with some other middle-income countries in Africa (such as Mauritius and South Africa) and extensive (in comparison with its low-income neighbours to the north and east). Coverage is broad but cash transfers are modest. This...
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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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After many years of relatively slow growth, Tanzania's national accounts data report accelerated aggregate growth since …
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We contribute to the literature on trends in living standards in Tanzania by analysing child welfare using two multi …
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