that should be borne in mind when using it and interpreting results. -- microsimulation ; redistribution ; tax … microsimulation model of taxes and benefits in the EU. After giving a brief account of the process of constructing EUROMOD, we present …

and work incentives. To this end, the study employs SOUTHMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model, for six African … progressivity of personal income tax in Ethiopia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia; on the other hand, it improves … progressivity in Mozambique. However, it decreases the redistributive effect of personal income tax only in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and …

study the impact of two mechanisms on labor supply: (i) differences in marriage stability and (ii) differences in tax … systems. We calibrate the model to U.S. data and study how labor supply in the U.S. changes as we introduce European tax … tax mechanisms combined explain 58% of the variation in labor supply between the U.S. and the European countries in our …

I assess the macroeconomic and redistributive effects of tax reforms aimed at increasing tax revenue in Spain. To this … involves doubling the average effective tax rate on labor and business income for all individuals whose income is above a … threshold level. I find that this reform reduces the inequality in after-tax income, wealth, and consumption. However, it …

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 …

fiscal policies that achieve a desired degree of redistribution in society. We find that marginal tax rates on the top 1% of …In this paper we argue that very high marginal labor income tax rates are an effective tool for social insurance even …