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Poverty Reduction through Fiscal Restructuring: An Application to Thailand

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  • David Robalino
  • Peter Warr

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A method is developed to simulate the impact that changes in the composition of taxes and public expenditures may have on poverty incidence and inequality. The paper then applies this framework to Thailand. We find that significant effects on poverty can be achieved though moderate, once-only redistributions of the total tax burden towards taxes that fall predominantly on the rich, including personal and corporate income taxes, and comparable reallocations of public expenditures towards those that most benefit the poor, including health and agricultural expenditures. Moreover, combining pro-poor reallocations of taxes and expenditures can increase the poverty-reducing capacity of economic growth.

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  • David Robalino & Peter Warr, 2006. "Poverty Reduction through Fiscal Restructuring: An Application to Thailand," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 11(3), pages 249-267.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjapxx:v:11:y:2006:i:3:p:249-267
    DOI: 10.1080/13547860600764377
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    1. Ravallion Martin, 2010. "Do Poorer Countries Have Less Capacity for Redistribution?," Journal of Globalization and Development, De Gruyter, vol. 1(2), pages 1-31, December.
    2. UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa & Ayodele Odusola, "undated". "Fiscal Policy, Redistribution and Inequality in Africa," UNDP Africa Policy Notes 2017-08, United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Africa.
    3. Odusola, Ayodele, 2017. "Fiscal Policy, Redistribution and Inequality in Africa," UNDP Africa Reports 267032, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
    4. repec:bla:afrdev:v:29:y:2017:i:s1:p:1-14 is not listed on IDEAS
    5. Odusola, Ayodele, 2017. "Fiscal Space, Poverty and Inequality in Africa," UNDP Africa Economists Working Papers 268726, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
    6. repec:rac:ecchap:2017-08 is not listed on IDEAS

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