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The effectiveness of social protection in five African countries through normal times and times of crisisWe study the effectiveness of social protection benefits in reducing income and consumption poverty in five sub-Saharan African countries—Ghana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia—in normal times and times of widespread economic cri...
Income Poverty and consumption Social protectionWorking Paper
Tax–benefit responses in Uruguay during the COVID-19 pandemicWe analyse the social protection policy response to COVID-19 and its impact on household incomes in Uruguay during 2020 and 2021, based on static microsimulation methods...
COVID-19 Taxes BenefitsWorking Paper
The role of tax–benefit systems in protecting household incomes in Latin America during the COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic drastically affected household incomes around the world. In developed economies, pre-pandemic tax–benefit policies and emergency transfers mitigated to a large extent the negative income shock...
Taxes Benefits COVID-19Report
SOUTHMOD country report Ecuador - ECUAMOD v2.0This report documents ECUAMOD, the SOUTHMOD micrososimulation model developed for Ecuador...
Taxes Benefits MicrosimulationWorking Paper
Traditional and modern employee benefits in Myanmar’s manufacturing sectorEmployer-provided benefits are independent elements in the compensation packages that make up firms’ payment strategies. Such benefits are aimed at attracting and retaining preferred employees and improving incentives...
compensation packages employee benefits Labour lawWorking Paper
What works to mitigate and reduce relative (and absolute) inequality?: A systematic reviewOver the past two decades, research on the impacts of a diverse range of public policies and income inequality has seen rapid growth...
Income inequality Systematic review Tax policyReport
SOUTHMOD country report Ecuador - ECUAMOD v1.5View the latest ECUAMOD country report here . This report documents ECUAMOD, the SOUTHMOD micrososimulation model developed for Ecuador...
Taxes Benefits MicrosimulationWorking Paper
Tax–benefit microsimulation modelling in Zanzibar: A feasibility studyThis working paper explores the feasibility of developing a tax and benefit microsimulation model in Zanzibar using the EUROMOD microsimulation software...
Tax Benefits MicrosimulationReport
SOUTHMOD country report Ecuador - ECUAMOD v1.4View the latest ECUAMOD country report here . This report documents ECUAMOD, the SOUTHMOD micrososimulation model developed for Ecuador...
Taxes Benefits MicrosimulationWorking Paper
Income redistribution in Latin America: A microsimulation approachWe analyse the effect of taxes and benefits on income distribution of six Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Venezuela...
Taxes Benefits Microsimulation modellingReport
SOUTHMOD Country Report Viet Nam - VNMOD v1.0View the latest VNMOD country report here . This report documents VNMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Viet Nam...
Taxes Benefits MicrosimulationReport
SOUTHMOD country report Ecuador - ECUAMOD v1.2View the latest ECUAMOD country report here . This report documents ECUAMOD, the SOUTHMOD micrososimulation model developed for Ecuador...
Taxes Benefits MicrosimulationWorking Paper
Tax-benefit microsimulation and income redistribution in EcuadorThe 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 from ...
Taxes Benefits Microsimulation