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 … fostering sustainable economic growth. Rwanda's government has recognized this and implemented significant changes to the …

dramatic increase in income poverty and inequality between December 2019 and June 2020. The poverty rate, measured with the …This paper makes use of tax-benefit microsimulation techniques to quantify the distributional effects of COVID-19 in … national poverty line, goes up from 25.7 to 58.2 per cent over this period and extreme poverty increases from 9.2 to 38.6 per …

dramatic increase in income poverty and inequality between December 2019 and June 2020. The poverty rate, measured with the …This paper makes use of tax-benefit microsimulation techniques to quantify the distributional effects of COVID-19 in … national poverty line, goes up from 25.7 to 58.2 per cent over this period and extreme poverty increases from 9.2 to 38.6 per …

expectations, a structural labor demand model, and a tax-benefit microsimulation model. Our findings show that as of September 2020 …

expectations, a structural labor demand model, and a tax-benefit microsimulation model. Our findings show that as of September 2020 …

expectations, a structural labor demand model, and a tax-benefit microsimulation model. Our findings show that as of September 2020 …

expectations, a structural labor demand model, and a tax-benefit microsimulation model. Our findings show that as of September 2020 …

-benefit policies stabilized earnings losses. We then evaluate the impact on income-based poverty and inequality and the contribution of … inequality, and somewhat larger effects on the poverty gap due to lower relative earnings losses of the poor population at the … discretionary tax-benefit policies in alleviating the shock. Our analysis shows modest increases in headcount poverty rates and …

of these measures on income-based poverty and inequality. We find notable reductions in disposable incomes, concentrated … among higher-income households, and moderate increases in headcount poverty rates and poverty gaps. The study highlights the …

the differences across the income distribution and impacts on measures of poverty and inequality. The paper also evaluates … experienced by higher-income households. Additionally, the estimates point to moderate increases in both the headcount poverty … rate and the extent of poverty, as measured by the poverty gap. Automatic stabilizers had a limited effect in cushioning …