Learning from the ʻbestʼ: The impact of tax-benefit systems in Africa

Olivier Bargain, H. Xavier Jara, Prudence Kwenda and Miracle Ntuli

No wp-2019-2, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Redistributive systems in Africa are still in their infancy but are constantly expanding in order to finance increasing public spending. This paper aims at characterizing the redistributive potential of six African countries: Ghana, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and South Africa. These countries show contrasted situations in terms of income distribution. We assess the role of tax-benefit systems to explain these differences.

Keywords: Tax-benefit policy; Microsimulation; Inequality; Poverty; SOUTHMOD; Tax-benefit systems (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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