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-benefit microsimulation model for Tanzania. The paper provides an account of the current tax-benefit system in Tanzania and introduces the …This paper presents the findings from a feasibility study on the potential for developing a static tax … feasibility of producing such a model for Tanzania with reference to personal income tax, indirect taxes, and contributory and non …
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This working paper explores the feasibility of developing a tax and benefit microsimulation model in Zanzibar using the … EUROMOD microsimulation software. We review Zanzibar's tax and benefit arrangements and the potential household survey dataset …
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This paper assesses the feasibility of developing a tax and benefit microsimulation model in Rwanda. Tax …-for a tax-benefit microsimulation model, concluding that developing such a model for Rwanda would be feasible. …-benefit microsimulation can be used to explore ways in which national development goals can be achieved in a cost-effective manner, and to …
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility to implement a tax and benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador … using EUROMOD as an interface. We first present a detailed description of the main components of the tax and benefit system … the microsimulation model. Finally, we provide an assessment and recommendations concerning the possibilities for …
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This paper makes a quantitative assessment of possible reforms to the Chilean tax system. The simulations are based on … scenario is considered a cut effective rate of value added tax and an increase in the richest quintile's effective rate of … income tax by 20% or 40% respectively. The results of the model are transferred to micro data to analyze the effects …
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analyse tax policy reforms, including in particular pension and demographic issues. The main feature of the EDGE-M3 model lies … the greatest extent possible. In particular, it includes the richness of the tax code by means of income tax and social … insurance contribution rate functions estimated using data from the EUROMOD microsimulation model. This feature allows in …
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The proposal involves the establishment of 'welfare accounts' for every person in a country. There are to be four accounts: a retirement account (covering pensions), an unemployment account (covering unemployment support), a human capital account (covering education and training), and a health...
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tax in Germany is going on. With respect to the r educed top tax rate of 42 percent in a meantime and now 45 percent high … income earners seem to be privileged. However, focusing solely on the top income tax rate is an inadequate limitation of the … redistributive effects of the income tax are ignored. Furthermore, defining income brackets in nominal terms has an entirely …
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Microsimulation based on income tax statistics may be useful in tax reform discussions. Unfortunately, access to … microsimulation, we compare both methods. Investigating tax scale effects by the group model leads to very good results. Determining … the financial effects of modified tax bases, the deviation from the microsimulation results increases especially if tax …
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Nachbildung des Steuersystems wird mit der Technik der Mikrosimulation vollzogen. FiFoSiM enthält weiterhin ein ökonometrisch …
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