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The distributional impact of tax and benefit systems in six African countries

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  • Katrin Gasior
  • Chrysa Leventi
  • Michael Noble
  • Gemma Wright
  • Helen Barnes

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This paper assesses the effects of public policies on income taxes and benefits in six African countries. The comparative analysis focuses on the distribution and composition of incomes and assesses the effect of these policies on inequality and poverty. The results are based on newly developed microsimulation models for Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia.

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  • Katrin Gasior & Chrysa Leventi & Michael Noble & Gemma Wright & Helen Barnes, 2018. "The distributional impact of tax and benefit systems in six African countries," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2018-155, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    2. Olivier Bargain & H. Xavier Jara & Prudence Kwenda & Miracle Ntuli, 2019. "Learning from the ʻbestʼ: The impact of tax-benefit systems in Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-2, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    3. Bargain, Olivier B. & Jara Tamayo, Holguer Xavier & Magejo, Prudence & Benhura, Miracle, 2018. "Learning from the," IZA Discussion Papers 12017, IZA Network @ LISER.
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    5. Haydeeliz Carrasco Nunez & Hamidou Jawara & Moritz Meyer, 2022. "The Effects of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty in The Gambia," World Bank Publications - Reports 37187, The World Bank Group.

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