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benefits as opposed to provisions in indirect taxes in achieving redistribution. …
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redistribution and retraining - that arguably characterize many reform packages. We analyse the interaction of compensatory … redistribution and retraining programmes, and demonstrate that the provision of redistributive programmes might distort incentives …. Conversely, it may be possible for an economic reform to win political support in the absence of compensatory redistribution …
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This paper explores the distributional impact of lowering the value-added tax rate for standard-rated items in Tanzania Mainland. Using a static tax-benefit microsimulation model- TAZMOD-which is underpinned by data derived from the Household Budget Survey 2017/18, reductions in value-added...
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schedule is the primary driver of redistribution, while tax expenditures often favour higher-income individuals, resulting in … adverse redistributive effects. Additionally, we assess how recent changes to the PIT schedule have influenced redistribution …
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inequality translates into greater redistribution by shaping the median voter's preferences. While numerous papers have tested … this proposition, the literature has remained divided over the appropriate measure for redistribution. Revisiting the … redistribution should increase in line with inequality. An empirical test based on 110 observations from the Luxembourg Income Study …
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of fiscal policy on income redistribution, and poverty in South Africa. We find, in accordance with previous research …
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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...
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This paper explores the relationship between a large government cash transfer programme, changes in inequality, and political participation in Mexico. The results show that increases in the coverage of the programme during the 2008 financial crisis resulted in greater individual participation in...
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The level of income can be directly inferred from the level of education, making education an important variable as a key determinant of better livelihoods and poverty alleviation. However, in most developing countries education is not accessible to all. In Ghana - although basic education is...
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This paper examines the distributional impacts of agricultural policies versus those of cash transfers using a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Zambia for the policy year 2020. The analysis also considers the behavioural impacts of input subsidies and social cash transfers. The results...
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