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This study assesses the redistributive effects of fiscal policy in Mali and Niger. Fiscal policy is poverty increasing in Mali (by 2.4 percentage points) and Niger (2.5 percentage points). This is a result of primarily two factors: indirect taxes (value-added taxes and import duties) and direct...
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transfers. The findings show that the system is progressive and contributes to reductions in poverty and inequality. The Gini …
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speed up the decline in inequality levels and reduce poverty. This study presents an exhaustive and comprehensive analysis …
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inequality. To reduce the incidence of low-quality jobs, tax policy interventions should go hand in hand with more effective …
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inequality, with government expenditures in the form of in-kind transfers leading to the largest decreases. While expenditures in …
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