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The mitigating role of tax and benefit rescue packages for poverty and inequality in Africa amid the COVID-19 pandemic
Lastunen, Jesse; Rattenhuber, Pia; Adu-Ababio, Kwabena; … - 2021
This paper analyses the distributional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and related tax-benefit measures in 2020 in a cross-country comparative perspective for five African countries: Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. We first estimate the impact of the crisis on disposable...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012650881
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Africa's lockdown dilemma : high poverty and low trust
Egger, Eva-Maria; Jones, Sam; Justino, Patricia; … - 2020
The primary policy response to suppress the spread of COVID-19 in high-income countries has been to lock down large sections of the population. However, there is growing unease that blindly replicating these policies might inflict irreparable damage to poor households and foment social unrest in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012228037
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Agricultural risks, the COVID-19 pandemic, and farm household welfare and diversification strategies in Africa
Iddrisu, Abdul Malik; Karakara, Alhassan Abdul-Wakeel; … - 2022
-level household datasets from a range of countries in Africa, we examine the drivers of agricultural risks, while exploring the role … variations across contexts and countries in Africa. We also find that farm households witnessed important reductions in their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013419048
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Aid effectiveness : opening the black box
Arndt, Channing; Jones, Sam; Tarp, Finn - 2011
Controversy over the aggregate impact of foreign aid has focused on reduced form estimates of the aid-growth link. The causal chain, through which aid affects developmental outcomes including growth, has received much less attention. We address this gap by: (i) specifying a structural model of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009260998
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Assessing foreign aid's long-run contribution to growth in development
Arndt, Channing; Jones, Sam; Tarp, Finn - 2013
This paper confirms recent evidence of a positive impact of aid on growth and widens the scope of evaluation to a range of outcomes including proximate sources of growth (e.g., physical and human capital), indicators of social welfare (e.g., poverty and infant mortality), and measures of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009767897
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Foreign aid effectiveness in African economies : evidence from a panel threshold framework
Alia, Didier Yélognissè; Anago, Romuald E. Kouadio - 2014
The aid-growth literature has been explored using a wide range of econometric methodologies. The evidence of the effectiveness of aid to promote economic growth is mixed, suggesting that the link between aid and growth is complex and may not be well identified by traditional methods. We take...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010230909
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The effect of fiscal drag on income distribution and work incentives : a microsimulation analysis on selected African countries
Shahir, Adnan Abdulaziz; Figari, Francesco - 2021
countries: Ethiopia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique, and Zambia. Three important conclusions are drawn from our … progressivity of personal income tax in Ethiopia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia; on the other hand, it improves …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012665381
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The role of trust and poverty in compliance with social distancing measures in Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic
Mazive, Edson; Baza, Gerson; Xirinda, Gimelgo; … - 2021
Since it began, the COVID-19 pandemic has imposed a number of challenges on Africa and the rest of the world. Following …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012545409
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COVID-19 and trade facilitation in Southern Africa : implications for the AfCFTA
Mataba, Kudzai; Ismail, Faizel - 2021
COVID-19 has created a trade crisis in Southern Africa, with a dramatic slowdown in cross-border trade. The crisis … Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to address and contribute to greater levels of trade within Africa. This working paper looks … Southern Africa and the position of the SADC cluster of ministers of trade and transport are also considered. The paper argues …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012509797
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Performance of tax-benefit systems amid COVID-19 crises in sub-Saharan Africa : a comparative perspective
Lastunen, Jesse; Shahir, Adnan; Rattenhuber, Pia; … - 2023
We examine the distributional effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated tax-benefit measures in seven sub-Saharan African countries, focusing on the onset of the crisis. We evaluate impacts on disposable incomes, considering variations across income groups; assess the effectiveness of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014390451