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MicroZAMOD work presented at a social protection conferenceThe Southern African Social Protection Experts Network (SASPEN) conference ' Social protection at a crossroads: Between COVID-19 and the SDGs - Southern African perspectives ' is organized 9-12 May 2022. MicroZAMOD team member Miselo Bwalya...
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Fifth training round on ECUAMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for EcuadorAs part of the SOUTHMOD project , the national team at FLACSO in collaboration with UNU-WIDER, Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales ( IAEN ) and University of Essex organizes the fifth training event on the ECUAMOD model , which will provide...
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Behind the scenes: Meet our tax-benefit microsimulation team in Viet Nam!
How can Vietnamese policymakers improve their policy choices related to social protection and tax policies? Who are the experts providing evidence on different policy scenarios and their pros and cons to local decision makers?...
Tax-benefit microsimulation Microsimulation ImputationPresentation
SOUTHMOD presented at the EU Commission's Joint Research CentreUNU-WIDER Research Fellow Pia Rattenhuber presents SOUTHMOD tax-benefit microsimulation work at EU Commission's Joint Research Centre's ( JRC ) biweekly seminar series on 3 March 2022. The seminar is open to all European Commission staff and...
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The impact of indirect tax on income distribution and poverty in TanzaniaThis study analyses the impacts of indirect tax benefits policy reforms on income distribution and poverty in Tanzania by applying a standard static microsimulation model TAZMOD v1.8...
Income distribution SOUTHMOD Tax-benefit microsimulationNews

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SOUTHMOD presented at the Zurich Conference on Public Finance in Developing CountriesThe 6th Zurich Conference on Public Finance in Developing Countries brings together leading economists working on public economics in developing countries on 13-15 December 2021. The online event provides an opportunity for researchers from...
Journal Article
Income distribution and the potential of redistributive systems in Africa: A decomposition approachTHIS ARTICLE IS ON EARLY VIEW | Redistributive systems in Africa are still in their infancy but are expanding in order to finance increasing public spending...
Tax-benefit microsimulation Tax-benefit policy MicrosimulationBlog
The pandemic and Africa's social safety netThe COVID-19 pandemic has shown that African tax and social-benefit systems are currently ill-equipped to protect households from sudden income losses...
Tax-benefit microsimulation SOUTHMOD Sub-Saharan AfricaBlog
An African in Africa: New perspectives on travelling for research
Working for an international organisation presents a host of challenges, given the vast nature of tasks that one must surmount in a fast paced and changing environment...
Zambia Ghana AfricaBlog
From sub-Saharan Africa to Viet Nam and Ecuador, how one model is used to improve social protectionAre there enough tax payers to generate the revenue needed by governments to reduce poverty? How adequate are the social security arrangements that already exist?...
South Africa SOUTHMOD Tax-benefit microsimulationWorkshop
Fourth training on TAZMOD - a tax-benefit microsimulation model for TanzaniaAs part of the SOUTHMOD project, the national team at University of Dar es Salaam in collaboration with UNU-WIDER, and Southern African Social Policy Research Insights ( SASPRI ) organizes a training event on the TAZMOD model. This fourth training...
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Towards greater poverty reduction in Zambia: Simulating potential Cash Plus reforms using MicroZAMODA large share of the population in Zambia is living below the national poverty line...
Poverty Zambia Social protection