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Impact of fiscal policy on inequality and poverty in the Arab Republic of Egypt
Ibarra, Gabriel Lara; Sinha, Nistha; Fayez, Rana; … - 2019
This study assesses the redistributive impact of fiscal policy -- including expenditures and taxation -- in the Arab Republic of Egypt. Using a broadly applied methodology, a fiscal incidence analysis is conducted using survey and government data for fiscal year 2015. Evidence shows that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012022288
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Impact of fiscal policy on poverty and inequality in Uganda : fiscal incidence analysis using the UNHS 2016/17
Mejía Mantilla, Carolina; Fajardo-Gonzalez, Johanna; … - 2019
This study analyzes the incidence of public revenues (tax collection) and expenditures (including direct and indirect transfers, indirect subsidies, and in-kind transfers) on the level of poverty and inequality in Uganda, using the internationally recognized methodology developed by the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012167797
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Assessing the effects of fiscal policies on poverty and inequality : the case of Uruguay
Bucheli, Marisa; Ibarra, Gabriel Lara; Tuzman, Diego - 2020
This study looks at the redistributive effects of fiscal policy - in particular of direct taxation and expenditures - in Uruguay. This fiscal incidence analysis applies a widely recognized methodology to household survey data and government data for fiscal year 2017 and compares the results with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012434634
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The Distributional Impact of Taxes and Transfers in Poland
Goraus, Karolina - 2016
This paper assesses the impact of fiscal policy on the incidence, depth, and severity of poverty, and examines whether there is room for an increased role for fiscal policy in improving the wellbeing of the poor. The results show that the combined effect of taxes and social spending helped...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245852
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Assessing the Impact of WTO Accession on Belarus : A Quantitative Evaluation
World Bank - 2016
As a small and open economy, Belarus' development perspectives are intrinsically linked to its ability to produce and … sell goods and services competitively in the global marketplace. While Belarus is an open economy, its trade links are … non-mineral exports while the share of EU countries in Belarus non-mineral exports account for less than 15 percent. With …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644471
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Belarus Heat Tariff Reform and Social Impact Mitigation
Zhang, Fan - 2015 - Online-Ausg.
The Government of the Republic of Belarus (GoB) plans to increase district heating tariffs to cost-recovery levels and … gradually phase out subsidies, replacing them with social assistance programs. Residential DH tariffs in Belarus are currently … proposed district heating tariff reform in Belarus, and identifies and recommends measures to mitigate adverse impacts of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245160
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Policy implications of non-linear effects of tax changes on output
Gunter, Samara Potter; Riera-Crichton, Daniel; Végh, … - 2019
An earlier paper titled "Non-linear effects of tax changes on output: The role of the initial level of taxation," estimated tax multipliers using (i) a novel dataset on value-added taxes for 51 countries (21 industrial and 30 developing) for the period 1970-2014, and (ii) the so-called narrative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012004794
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Mongolia : distributional impact of taxes and transfers
Freije, Samuel; Yang, Judy S. - 2018
This paper uses Mongolia's Household Socio Economic Survey for 2016 to estimate the distributive impact of taxes and transfers. The findings show that the system is progressive and contributes to reductions in poverty and inequality. The Gini coefficient of the pre-tax-and-transfer income is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012002282
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The distributive impact of taxes and expenditures in Colombia
Núñez Méndez, Jairo; Olivieri, Sergio; Parra, Julieth; … - 2020
Colombia has reduced extreme poverty in the past 16 years by almost half, moderate poverty by 22 percentage points, and made more than four million Colombians jump the threshold of multidimensional poverty. However, it remains one of the most unequal countries in the region, after Brazil and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012230740
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Low tax jurisdictions and preferential regimes : policy gaps in developing economies
Pemberton, Jonathan Leigh; Loeprick, Jan - 2019
This paper reviews recent international initiatives and domestic policy developments aimed at helping countries to protect their tax base against erosion by individuals and companies that allocate assets to or route income via low tax jurisdictions. The paper highlights the benefits and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012008168