The role of social protection and tax policies in cushioning crisis impacts on income and poverty in low- and middle-income countries: A rapid scoping review

Rodrigo Oliveira, Jesse Lastunen, Pia Rattenhuber, Melissa Samarin and Adnan Shahir

No wp-2023-6, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, several countries enacted tax and social protection measures to help mitigate the economic hardship faced by individuals and households. This experience underscores the need to better understand the impact of such programmes on incomes and poverty during crises, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where they are most needed. This paper reviews existing empirical literature on the subject, conducting a scoping review on quantitative studies published between 2000 and 2022.

Keywords: Social protection; Taxation; Crisis; Shocks; Developing countries (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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