Journal Article
The impact of indirect tax on income distribution and poverty in Tanzania
This study analyses the impacts of indirect tax benefits policy reforms on income distribution and poverty in Tanzania by applying a standard static microsimulation model TAZMOD v1.8. The simulations model two indirect tax reforms involving changes...
Working Paper
Microsimulation analysis of the impact of indirect tax benefits on income distribution and poverty alleviation in Tanzania
This paper analyses the impacts of indirect tax policy reforms on income distribution and poverty in Tanzania by applying a standard static microsimulation model TAZMOD v1.8. The simulations model two indirect tax reforms involving changes to the...
Seminar
Mazhar Waseem on pecuniary and non-pecuniary motivations for tax compliance: evidence from Pakistan
Mazhar Waseem will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 9 October 2019. Abstract – Pecuniary and non-pecuniary motivations for tax compliance: evidence from Pakistan We examine two Pakistani programs to explore the role of deterrence as well as...
Wed, 9 October 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Project
Building African capacity for policy simulation
Theme: 1985-97
With the introduction of Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), governments in Africa and other developing countries have been under great pressure to devise effective policies that will reduce poverty and...
Presentation
UNU-WIDER at the 2024 Nordic Conference for Development Economics
UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow Jukka Pirttilä takes part in the Nordic Conference in Development Economics, NCDE 2024, organized by the University of Copenhagen. The event will take place 17-18 June 2024, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mon, 17 June 2024
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Tue, 18 June 2024
Copenhagen,
Denmark
Past event
Presentation
UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Pia Rattenhuber presents at CoP meeting
UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Pia Rattenhuber presents at a meeting of the Community of Practice on Tax and Gender (CoP). Together with Laura Abramovsky from ODI/IFS, Pia Rattenhuber will provide an overview of methodologies and discuss implications for...
Tue, 10 September 2024
Online,
Washington, D.C.,
United States
Past event
Workshop
UNU-WIDER supports learning at the Addis Tax Initiative regional workshop on tax expenditures
UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Amina Ebrahim joins the Addis Tax Initiative (ATI) Asia regional follow-up technical meeting on tax expenditures in Kathmandu, Nepal as a presenter.
Tue, 7 May 2024
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Thu, 9 May 2024
Hotel Yak & Yeti,
Durbar Marg, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal,
Kathmandu,
Nepal
Past event
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