Microsimulation of tax-benefit systems in the Global South: a comparative assessment

Jesse Lastunen, Antoine de Mahieu, Katrin Gasior, H. Xavier Jara and Jukka Pirttilä

No wp-2024-35, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper analyses the effectiveness of tax-benefit systems in reducing poverty and inequality across 13 countries in the Global South. Using national survey data and tax-benefit microsimulation models from the SOUTHMOD project, we provide a cross-country perspective on the redistributive impact of fiscal policies. Our analysis involves decomposing the sources of disposable income across the income distribution and estimating the contributions of different policy instruments to poverty and inequality.

Keywords: Tax-benefit systems; Microsimulation; Poverty; Inequality; Social protection; Gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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