This paper assesses the feasibility of developing a tax and benefit microsimulation model in Mozambique. Mozambique … by 2035. Tax-benefit microsimulation can be used to explore ways in which this goal could be achieved as well as the … Orçamento Familiar) - for a tax and benefit microsimulation model. …

This paper assesses the feasibility of developing a tax and benefit microsimulation model in Rwanda. Tax …-for a tax-benefit microsimulation model, concluding that developing such a model for Rwanda would be feasible. …-benefit microsimulation can be used to explore ways in which national development goals can be achieved in a cost-effective manner, and to …

This working paper explores the feasibility of developing a tax and benefit microsimulation model in Zanzibar using the … EUROMOD microsimulation software. We review Zanzibar's tax and benefit arrangements and the potential household survey dataset …

inequality and poverty. The results are based on newly developed microsimulation models for Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, South …This paper assesses the effects of public policies on income taxes and benefits in six African countries. The … Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia. They highlight differences in tax and benefit systems among these African countries, show the …

This paper provides an account of a Nambian tax-benefit microsimulation model - NAMOD - which has been developed for … paper outlines the tax-benefit policies that are included within NAMOD and describes the data challenges and assumptions …

This paper provides an account of a South African tax-benefit microsimulation model - SAMOD - which has been developed …, and the model's tax and benefit policies are described with discussion of the various data challenges and assumptions that … had to be made in order to simulate them, with particular emphasis on the value-added tax policy. Simulations using the …

In this paper we explore the income data in two surveys that underpin a South African tax-benefit microsimulation model …. The simulated taxes and benefits using each dataset are compared with each other and with administrative data for a common … time point. We explore discrepancies between the simulated and administrative data on personal income tax, with reference …

This paper provides an account of the construction of a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Namibia (NAMOD) which is … social security, personal income tax and value added tax arrangements are outlined. Various strengths and weaknesses of the …

In this paper we explore South Africa's personal income tax system using two microsimulation models. The first, SAMOD …, simulates personal income tax and social benefits using a dataset derived from the nationally representative National Income … Dynamics Study survey. The second, PITMOD, simulates the personal income tax system and is underpinned by a dataset comprising …

microsimulation model's simulation of direct taxes. … cannot be generalized, and that tax compliance should also be taken into account when assessing the validity of a …