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– Evidence from Ecuador
By combining household survey data before and during the COVID-19 pandemic with detailed tax-benefit simulations, this paper quantifies the distributional effects of COVID-19 in Ecuador and the role of tax-benefit policies in mitigating the immediate impact of the economic shocks. Our results show a...
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– A decomposition approach
Redistributive systems in Africa are still in their infancy but are expanding in order to finance increasing public spending. This study aims at characterising the redistributive potential of six African countries: Ghana, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Africa. These countries show...
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This 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. The simulations model two indirect tax reforms involving changes to the excise duty and value‐added tax rates on...
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Poverty, Development, and Behavioral Economics
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– A Research Review and Agenda
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Poverty, Development, and Behavioral Economics
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Poverty, Development, and Behavioral Economics
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– A New Approach to Development Policy
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Poverty, Development, and Behavioral Economics
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– Evidence from an International Lab Experiment
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Poverty, Development, and Behavioral Economics
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– Contrasting Rational Choice and Behavioral Perspectives
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Poverty, Development, and Behavioral Economics
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