Search Results - subject:"Microsimulation"

The distributional impact of tax and benefit systems in six African countries

Gasior, Katrin; Leventi, Chrysa; Noble, Michael; … - 2018

inequality and poverty. The results are based on newly developed microsimulation models for Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, South …

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Tax-benefit microsimulation model in developing countries: A feasibility study for an extension of SOUTHMOD in Indonesia

Muttaqien, Arip; Sologon, Denisa; O'Donoghue, Cathal - 2018

This study aims to expand the use of tax-benefit microsimulation tools in Indonesia. In particular, it reviews the … feasibility of expanding SOUTHMOD, a tax-benefit microsimulation model being applied in developing countries that was developed … based on the European Union tax-benefit microsimulation tool (EUROMOD) framework. First, the study reviews the tax and …

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Assessing the quality of the income data used in SAMOD, a South African tax-benefit microsimulation model

Wright, Gemma Clare; Barnes, Helen; Noble, Michael; … - 2018

In this paper we explore the income data in two surveys that underpin a South African tax-benefit microsimulation model …

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Financial Incentives to Work Decomposed: The Finnish Case

Kotamäki, Mauri; Ollonqvist, Joonas - 2018

This paper analyses financial incentives to work in Finland from three perspectives. First, the financial incentives to work are quantified i.e. the participation tax rate (PTR) levels are calculated with numerous classifications. Second, a question of how different parts of the tax and social...

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Microsimulation Analysis of Optimal Income Tax Reforms. An Application to New Zealand

Creedy, John; Gemmell, Norman; Hérault, Nicolas; Mok, Penny - 2018

reduced its top marginal income tax rate to one of the lowest in the OECD. A behavioural microsimulation model is used, in …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011849019

Smooth Income Tax Schedules: Derivation and Consequences

Estévez Schwarz, Diana; Sommer, Eric - 2018

Existing tax schedules are often overly complex and characterized by discontinuities in the marginal tax burden. In this paper we propose a class of progressive smooth functions to replace personal income tax schedules. These functions depend only on three meaningful parameters, and avoid the...

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Structural Labour Supply Models and Microsimulation

Aaberge, Rolf; Colombino, Ugo - 2018

responses in microsimulation models. The paper focuses attention on two methodologies for modelling labour supply: the discrete …

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Trade Liberalization and the Dynamics of Poverty in Tunisia : A Layered CGE Microsimulation Analysis

Bibi, Sami; Chatti, Rim - 2018

The effects of trade liberalization on poverty in Tunisia are examined, using a layered dynamic CGE-microsimulation …

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Structural Labour Supply Models and Microsimulation

Aaberge, Rolf - 2018

responses in microsimulation models. The paper focuses attention on two methodologies for modelling labour supply: the discrete …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012917091

Microsimulation Analysis of Optimal Income Tax Reforms : An Application to New Zealand

Creedy, John - 2018

reduced its top marginal income tax rate to one of the lowest in the OECD. A behavioural microsimulation model is used, in …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012918323