-benefit microsimulation model for Tanzania. The paper provides an account of the current tax-benefit system in Tanzania and introduces the …This paper presents the findings from a feasibility study on the potential for developing a static tax … feasibility of producing such a model for Tanzania with reference to personal income tax, indirect taxes, and contributory and non …

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 …

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 …

The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility to implement a tax and benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador … using EUROMOD as an interface. We first present a detailed description of the main components of the tax and benefit system … the microsimulation model. Finally, we provide an assessment and recommendations concerning the possibilities for …

analyse tax policy reforms, including in particular pension and demographic issues. The main feature of the EDGE-M3 model lies … the greatest extent possible. In particular, it includes the richness of the tax code by means of income tax and social … insurance contribution rate functions estimated using data from the EUROMOD microsimulation model. This feature allows in …

This paper makes a quantitative assessment of possible reforms to the Chilean tax system. The simulations are based on … scenario is considered a cut effective rate of value added tax and an increase in the richest quintile's effective rate of … income tax by 20% or 40% respectively. The results of the model are transferred to micro data to analyze the effects …

tax in Germany is going on. With respect to the r educed top tax rate of 42 percent in a meantime and now 45 percent high … income earners seem to be privileged. However, focusing solely on the top income tax rate is an inadequate limitation of the … redistributive effects of the income tax are ignored. Furthermore, defining income brackets in nominal terms has an entirely …

Microsimulation based on income tax statistics may be useful in tax reform discussions. Unfortunately, access to … microsimulation, we compare both methods. Investigating tax scale effects by the group model leads to very good results. Determining … the financial effects of modified tax bases, the deviation from the microsimulation results increases especially if tax …

from ECUAMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador. Our results show that simulated taxes and social insurance …The aim of this paper is to explore the redistributive effects of taxes and benefits in Ecuador using two different … approaches: direct use of reported taxes and benefits in household survey data, and use of simulated taxes and benefits obtained …