Income redistribution in Latin America: A microsimulation approach

Cristina Arancibia, Mariana Dondo, H. Xavier Jara, David Macas, Nicolás Oliva, Rebeca Riella, David Rodríguez and Joana Urraburu

No wp-2019-1, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: We analyse the effect of taxes and benefits on income distribution of six Latin American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Venezuela. Our analysis makes use of tax-benefit microsimulation models based on harmonized household representative survey data and developed within the structure of EUROMOD. The analysis focuses on the relative importance of tax-benefit instruments across countries and on the effect of taxes and benefits on poverty and inequality.

Keywords: Taxes; Benefits; Microsimulation modelling; EUROMOD; Household survey (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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