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Tax-benefit microsimulation model in Rwanda: A feasibility studyThis paper assesses the feasibility of developing a tax and benefit microsimulation model in Rwanda...
Tax-benefit microsimulation Revenue MicrosimulationResearch Brief

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Glimpses of fiscal states in sub-Saharan AfricaThere is a widespread perception that taxing in sub-Saharan Africa has been and remains fraught with problems or government failure. This is not generally true...
Tax Revenue Sub-Saharan AfricaWorking Paper
Assessing the distributional impact of lowering the value-added tax rate for standard-rated items in Tanzania and options for recouping revenue lossesThis paper explores the distributional impact of lowering the value-added tax rate for standard-rated items in Tanzania Mainland...
Value-added tax Microsimulation RedistributionReport
SOUTHMOD country report Uganda - UGAMOD v1.1View the latest UGAMOD country report here . This report documents UGAMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Uganda. This work was carried out by Uganda Revenue Authority ( URA ) and Makerere University in collaboration with the project partners...
SOUTHMOD UGAMOD TaxReport
SOUTHMOD country report Mozambique - MOZMOD v2.3View the latest MOZMOD country report here . This report documents MOZMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Mozambique...
Fiscal policy Revenue TaxationReport
SOUTHMOD country report Zambia - MicroZAMOD v2.3View the latest MicroZAMOD country report here . This report documents MicroZAMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Zambia...
Revenue Taxation SOUTHMODBook Chapter
Choices for spending government revenue: New African oil, gas, and mining economiesFrom the book: Extractive Industries
Extractives Education RevenueReport
SOUTHMOD country report Zambia - MicroZAMOD v2.0View the latest MicroZAMOD country report here . This report documents MicroZAMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Zambia...
Revenue Taxation SOUTHMODReport
SOUTHMOD country report Mozambique - MOZMOD v2.0View the latest MOZMOD country report here . This report documents MOZMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Mozambique...
Fiscal policy Revenue TaxationWorking Paper
Toward closer cohesion of international tax statistics: The ICTD/UNU-WIDER GRD 2017The Government Revenue Dataset (GRD) was launched in September 2014 and, in the few years since, has gone on to be recognized as the go-to source for researchers and policy makers seeking cross-country data on government revenues and taxes...
Tax Fiscal policy DataWorking Paper
Choices for spending government revenue: New African oil, gas, and mining economiesThis paper examines a broad range of opportunities for addressing the pressing human development needs of low-income countries by using new oil, gas, and mineral discoveries...
Extractives Education RevenueWorking Paper
Deflecting my burden, hindering redistribution: How elites influence tax legislation in Latin AmericaThis paper proposes to understand a singular but salient factor that enables the wealthy to deflect their tax burden downwards: elites’ political leverage to shape legislation via their capacity to influence political actors and policy outcomes...
Equality and inequality Revenue Tax evasionWorking Paper
Tax-benefit microsimulation modelling in Mozambique: A feasibility studyThis paper assesses the feasibility of developing a tax and benefit microsimulation model in Mozambique...
Fiscal policy Revenue TaxationWorking Paper
Tax-benefit microsimulation modelling in Zambia: A feasibility studyThis study presents the findings from a feasibility study on the potential for developing a static tax-benefit microsimulation model for Zambia...
Revenue Taxation