Report
SOUTHMOD country report Ecuador - ECUAMOD v1.5
View the latest ECUAMOD country report here. This report documents ECUAMOD, the SOUTHMOD micrososimulation model developed for Ecuador. The report describes the different tax–benefit policies in place, how the microsimulation model takes advantage of...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Uganda - UGAMOD v1.4
View the latest UGAMOD country report here. This report documents UGAMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Uganda. The report describes the different tax–benefit policies in place, how the microsimulation model picks up these different provisions...
Technical Note
Iterative proportional fitting for reweighting input data in SOUTHMOD microsimulation models
This note describes how the counterfactual datasets in the working paper by Lastunen et al. (2021) have been reweighted, for each country analysed, to the ‘pre-crisis’ time point of 31 March 2020. The procedure consists of five main steps. The note...
Blog
Dr Pia Rattenhuber on inequality in crises — an interview
How do crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic influence inequality and the other way around? This year’s UN Day Dresden put a spotlight on “Inequalities...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Tanzania - TAZMOD v2.1
View the latest TAZMOD country report here. This report documents TAZMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Tanzania. This work was carried out by University of Dar es Salaam in collaboration with the project partners in the scope of the SOUTHMOD...
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...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Mozambique - MOZMOD v2.6a
View the latest MOZMOD country report here. This report documents MOZMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Mozambique. It describes the different tax-benefit policies in place, how the microsimulation model picks up these different provisions, and...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Ecuador - ECUAMOD v2.0
View the latest ECUAMOD country report here. This report documents ECUAMOD, the SOUTHMOD micrososimulation model developed for Ecuador. It describes the different tax–benefit policies in place, how the microsimulation model takes advantage of these...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Ghana - GHAMOD v2.3
View the latest GHAMOD country report here. This report documents GHAMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Ghana. The report describes the different tax-benefit policies in place, how the microsimulation model picks up these different provisions, and...
Journal Special Issue
SOUTHMOD: Modelling Tax-benefit Systems in Developing Countries
Social protection has attracted increasing interest in developing countries in recent decades and policies have been initiated in all developing regions. Cash transfer policies are already in place in many African countries, but their coverage is...
Working Paper
Financial disincentives to formal work
The aim of this paper is to quantify the financial cost that informal workers would incur in the event of entering formality, accounting for potential earnings gains upon entry. To do so, we use representative microdata from Ecuador and Colombia...
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...
Report
SOUTHMOD Country Report Viet Nam - VNMOD v1.0
View the latest VNMOD country report here. This report documents VNMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Viet Nam. This work was carried out by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) in collaboration with KU Leuven and the project...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Ghana - GHAMOD v1.3
View the latest GHAMOD country report here. This report documents GHAMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Ghana. This work was carried out by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) and the University of Tampere in...
Working Paper
Learning from the ʻbestʼ
Redistributive systems in Africa are still in their infancy but are constantly expanding in order to finance increasing public spending. This paper aims at characterizing the redistributive potential of six African countries: Ghana, Zambia...
Blog
GHAMOD launch and training: A tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ghana
Better social protection coverage and greater benefits in developing countries would certainly be welcomed by many. More and better forms of social...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Ecuador - ECUAMOD v1.0
View the latest ECUAMOD country report here. This report documents ECUAMOD, the SOUTHMOD micrososimulation model developed for Ecuador. This work was carried out by the ISER in collaboration with the Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales and UNU...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Zambia - MicroZAMOD v1.0
View the latest MicroZAMOD country report here. This report documents MicroZAMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Zambia. This work was carried out by Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis & Research (ZIPAR) in collaboration with the project partners...
Blog
Developing a microsimulation model for Mozambique – from inception to impact
by
Vanda Castelo, José Cardoso, Finório Castigo, Gemma Wright
November 2018
The tax-benefit microsimulation model developed for Mozambique, MOZMOD, has proved to be valuable in analysing the impacts and budget implications of...
Working Paper
Income under-reporting and tax evasion
Personal income tax is attracting more attention from the Vietnamese government, which has been looking for a way to reinforce its budget revenue. Although this tax plays an increasing role, representing 7.3 per cent of the revenue expected in 2018...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Ecuador - ECUAMOD v1.2
View the latest ECUAMOD country report here. This report documents ECUAMOD, the SOUTHMOD micrososimulation model developed for Ecuador. This work was carried out by the ISER in collaboration with the Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales and UNU...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Mozambique - MOZMOD v2.0
View the latest MOZMOD country report here. This report documents MOZMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Mozambique. This work was carried out by the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Mozambique in collaboration with the project partners in the...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Zambia - MicroZAMOD v2.0
View the latest MicroZAMOD country report here. This report documents MicroZAMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Zambia. This work was carried out by Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis & Research (ZIPAR) in collaboration with the project partners...
Working Paper
Tax-benefit microsimulation model in developing countries
This study aims to expand the use of tax-benefit microsimulation tools in Indonesia. In particular, it reviews the feasibility of expanding SOUTHMOD, a tax-benefit microsimulation model being applied in developing countries that was developed based...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Mozambique - MOZMOD v1.0
View the latest MOZMOD country report here. This report documents MOZMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Mozambique. This work was carried out by the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Mozambique in collaboration with the project partners in the...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Ethiopia - ETMOD v1.0
View the latest ETMOD country report here. This report documents ETMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Ethiopia. This work was carried out by the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) in collaboration with the University of Essex and the...
Working Paper
A role for universal pension?
We use four novel, cross-country comparable tax-benefit microsimulation models for Ecuador, Ghana, Tanzania, and South Africa to evaluate ex ante the expansion of a universal old-age pension in a static setting. Universal pensions would significantly...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Ghana - GHAMOD v1.0
View the latest GHAMOD country report here. This report documents GHAMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Ghana. This work was carried out by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) and the University of Tampere in...
Policy Brief
Social protection, government revenue and microsimulation in developing countries
Social protection has attracted increasing interest in developing countries in recent decades and policies have been initiated in all developing regions. When countries build up their social protection systems, they need reliable information and...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Mozambique - MOZMOD v2.3
View the latest MOZMOD country report here. This report documents MOZMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Mozambique. This work was carried out by the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Mozambique in collaboration with the project partners in the...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Uganda - UGAMOD v1.1
View the latest UGAMOD country report here. This report documents UGAMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Uganda. This work was carried out by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and Makerere University in collaboration with the project partners. The...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Zambia - MicroZAMOD v2.3
View the latest MicroZAMOD country report here. This report documents MicroZAMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Zambia. This work was carried out by Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis & Research (ZIPAR) in collaboration with the project partners...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Ecuador - ECUAMOD v1.4
View the latest ECUAMOD country report here. This report documents ECUAMOD, the SOUTHMOD micrososimulation model developed for Ecuador. This work was carried out by the ISER in collaboration with the Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales and UNU...
Report
SOUTHMOD country report Tanzania - TAZMOD v1.8
View the latest TAZMOD country report here. This report documents TAZMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Tanzania. This work was carried out by University of Dar es Salaam in collaboration with the project partners in the scope of the SOUTHMOD...
About
UGAMOD – simulating tax and benefit policies for development in Uganda
UGAMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Uganda, is a highly versatile yet easy to use tool for policy makers and researchers alike. It allows the user to analyse and compare the effects of different benefit policy scenarios on poverty, inequality, and government revenues. The model applies user-defined tax and benefit policy rules to micro-data on individuals and households and calculates the effects of these rules on household income.
Policy seminar
Cash Plus dissemination event
Tue, 5 October 2021
Hotel Southern Sun Ridgeway,
Lusaka, online,
Zambia
Past event
Presentation
SOUTHMOD work presented at the Mozambique Social Protection Week
The Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Action (MGCAS) organises a Social Protection theme week in Mozambique 11-15 October 2021. During the week, on 15 October, The Mozambican Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) with Internation Labour...
Fri, 15 October 2021
Radisson Blu,
Mozambique
Past event
Project workshop
SOUTHMOD modelling mini-retreat
On 14 and 18 October 2021, 15 researchers from different countries gathered together for a SOUTHMOD mini-retreat. The participants discussed different aspects of the SOUTHMOD tax-benefit microsimulation software and examined possible changes to the...
Thu, 14 October 2021
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Mon, 18 October 2021
Online,
Finland
Past event
Workshop
Fourth training on TAZMOD - a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Tanzania
As part of the SOUTHMOD project, the national team at University of Dar es Salaam in collaboration with UNU-WIDER, and Southern African Social Policy Research Insights (SASPRI) organizes a training event on the TAZMOD model. This fourth training...
Tue, 30 November 2021
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Thu, 2 December 2021
Dar es Salaam,
Tanzania
Past event
About
BOLMOD – simulating tax and benefit policies for development in Bolivia
The BOLMOD model is freely accessible for non-commercial research use but input data has to be manually constructed. Access to the model and the Stata do-files necessary to produce the underpinning input data set for the model can be requested here...
Project workshop
2023 SOUTHMOD workshop
On 5 September 2023, participants from six different time zones gather for a hybrid SOUTHMOD workshop to exchange experiences and knowledge on tax-benefit microsimulation modeling in developing countries. This is the first in-person SOUTHMOD workshop...
Tue, 5 September 2023
Oslo,
Norway
Past event
Workshop
Second VNMOD retreat
The fifth training event on VNMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Viet Nam, is organized as a five-day research retreat, intended to empower participants to use VNMOD to answer their own policy questions. The retreat is composed of two...
Mon, 17 April 2023
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Fri, 21 April 2023
CIEM,
68 Phan Dinh Phung Street,
Hanoi,
Vietnam
Past event
Presentation
SOUTHMOD presentation at the LOTTE-Skatt conference
The tax-benefit model LOTTE-Skatt is a key tool of Norwegian tax policy decision-making. To mark its 50th anniversary Statistics Norway and the Norwegian Ministry of Finance organise a conference in Oslo 15–16 June 2023. UNU-WIDER Research Associate...
Thu, 15 June 2023
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Fri, 16 June 2023
Radisson Red Oslo Økern,
Oslo,
Norway
Past event
Workshop
Second UGAMOD retreat
The fourth training event on UGAMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Uganda, is organized as a five-day research retreat, intended to empower participants to use UGAMOD to answer their own policy questions. The retreat is composed of two...
Mon, 10 July 2023
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Fri, 14 July 2023
Uganda Revenue Authority,
Kampala,
Uganda
Past event
Workshop
COLMOD training
As part of the SOUTHMOD project, the national team at Universidad Externado de Colombia in collaboration with UNU-WIDER and the International Inequalities Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science organizes a training event on...
Mon, 10 July 2023
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Fri, 14 July 2023
Online,
Colombia
Past event
Presentation
SOUTHMOD work presented at an ODI seminar
Overseas Development Institute (ODI) organises a hybrid event on 29 June 2023 to present the findings of ODI’s recent work on the role of tax and transfers in addressing income inequality across countries with different income levels. The in person...
Thu, 29 June 2023
Online,
London,
United Kingdom
Past event
Presentation
MOZMOD work presented at the Mozambique Social Protection Week
The Ministry of Gender, Child and Social Action (MGCAS) organises a Social Protection theme week in Mozambique 21-27 November 2022. During the week, on 25 November, The Mozambican Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) with Internation Labour...
Fri, 25 November 2022
Centro de Conferencias Joaquim Chissano,
Maputo,
Mozambique
Past event
About
ECUAMOD - simulating tax and benefit policies for development in Ecuador
The ECUAMOD model is freely accessible for non-commercial research use. You may request access to the model here.ECUAMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador, is a highly versatile yet easy to use tool for policymakers and researchers...
About
ETMOD – simulating tax and benefit policies for development in Ethiopia
The ETMOD model is freely accessible for non-commercial research use. You may request access to the model here.ETMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ethiopia is a highly versatile yet easy to use tool for policymakers and researchers alike...
About
GHAMOD – simulating tax and benefit policies for development in Ghana
The GHAMOD model is freely accessible for non-commercial research use. You may request access to the model here.GHAMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ghana, is a highly versatile yet easy to use tool for policymakers and researchers alike...
About
MicroZAMOD – simulating tax and benefit policies for development in Zambia
The MicroZAMOD is freely accessible for non-commercial research use. You may request access to the model here.MicroZAMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Zambia, is a highly versatile yet easy to use tool for policymakers and researchers...
About
MOZMOD – simulating tax and benefit policies for development in Mozambique
MOZMOD model is freely accessible for non-commercial research use. You may request access to the model here.MOZMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Mozambique, is a highly versatile yet easy to use tool for policymakers and researchers...
About
TAZMOD – simulating tax and benefit policies for development in Tanzania
The TAZMOD model is freely accessible for non-commercial research use. You may request access to the model here.TAZMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Tanzania, is a highly versatile yet easy to use tool for policymakers and researchers...
About
VNMOD – simulating tax and benefit policies for development in Viet Nam
The VNMOD model is freely accessible for non-commercial research use but input data has to be manually constructed. Access to the model and the Stata do-files necessary to produce the underpinning input data set for the model can be requested here...
About
Accessing SOUTHMOD models
SOUTHMOD tax-benefit microsimulation models are available for non-commercial research use for the following countries, with each country model included in the so-called SOUTHMOD bundle:Bolivia (BOLMOD)Colombia (COLMOD)Ecuador (ECUAMOD)Ethiopia (ETMOD...
Presentation
SOUTHMOD presented at a UNU-WIDER conference
UNU-WIDER organized a two-day online conference on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic in Africa on 11-12 February 2021. The preliminary results of an ongoing SOUTHMOD study were presented on the second day of the conference. The conference Development...
Fri, 12 February 2021
Past event
Workshop
Third training on GHAMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ghana
The third training on the use of GHAMOD, a tax-benefit microsimulation programme for Ghana, introduced participants to the latest version of the programme. Altogether 15 professionals and researchers working on tax and social protection issues in...
Tue, 9 March 2021
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Thu, 11 March 2021
University of Ghana at Legon,
Accra,
Ghana
Past event
Workshop
Fourth training on MOZMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Mozambique
This online workshop was the fourth training event on the MOZMOD model, organized by UNU-WIDER, the Southern African Social Policy Research Institute (SASPRI), Ministry of Economics and Finance, Mozambique, and ILO Mozambique. The participants were...
Mon, 3 August 2020
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Tue, 4 August 2020
Ministry of Economic and Finance,
Julius Nyerere Avenue,
Maputo,
Mozambique
Past event
Presentation
SOUTHMOD presented at the EU Commission's Joint Research Centre
UNU-WIDER Research Fellow Pia Rattenhuber presents SOUTHMOD tax-benefit microsimulation work at EU Commission's Joint Research Centre's (JRC) biweekly seminar series on 3 March 2022. The seminar is open to all European Commission staff and EUROMOD...
Thu, 3 March 2022
Online,
Brussels,
Belgium
Past event
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