Establishing an equitable and efficient tax system is essential for reducing poverty, combating inequality, and …-benefit microsimulation model for Rwanda. Specifically, we compare the reform to a business-as-usual scenario with the previous income tax …

I use a dynamic microsimulation model to analyse the distributional effects of an expansion of education in Côte d …, their distribution and poverty depend very crucially on the hypothesis made on the evolution of returns to education and …

We study a set of hypothetical reforms of child benefits in Germany, using a static tax-benefit microsimulation model … income tax or a consumption tax. The model simulates the impacts of the reforms on household income, poverty and labour … supply. We find that improvements in the means-tested child benefit are well-targeted: They provide a high level of poverty …

During the last 20 years, microsimulation models have been increasingly applied in qualitative and quantitative … analysis of public policies. This paper discusses microsimulation techniques and their theoretical background as a tool for the … analysis of public policies. It next analyses basic principles for using microsimulation models and interpreting their results …

one gets about trends in the level and inequality of living standards in the UK when using consumption, and when one adds …

A considerable part of the poverty that is measured in a single period is transitory rather than persistent. In most … into and out of poverty should be the main focus of anti-poverty policies. Understanding the characteristics of the … persistently poor, and the circumstances and mechanisms associated with entry into and exit from poverty, can help to inform …

This chapter reviews the empirical evidence on the levels and trends in income/consumption inequality and poverty in … discussion of their determinants. There has been tremendous progress in the measurement of inequality and poverty in the … developing countries. It includes a discussion of data sources and measurement issues, evidence on the levels of inequality and …

This paper discusses data used in publishing statistics on earnings, the distribution of household income and poverty …. This has had consequences for providing official data on wages, income and poverty which we discuss along with other … earnings, household income and poverty, and we present seven of these in the paper. …

This paper discusses dimensions of inequality in sub-Saharan Africa and their causes. It starts with a review of the … empirical evidence about inequality during the colonial period as well as the post-independence era. Then it discusses the … forces that determine inequality change, focusing on factor accumulation and structural change. Next it considers the …

one gets about trends in the level and inequality of living standards in the UK when using consumption, and when one adds …