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...
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...
Policy seminar
Cash Plus dissemination event
Tue, 5 October 2021
Hotel Southern Sun Ridgeway,
Lusaka, online,
Zambia
Past event
Project workshop
2022 SOUTHMOD workshop
On 18-19 July 2022, 35 participants from six different time zones and eleven different countries gather for a two-day virtual SOUTHMOD workshop to exchange experiences and knowledge on tax-benefit microsimulation modeling in developing countries. The...
Mon, 18 July 2022
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Tue, 19 July 2022
Online,
Finland
Past event
Workshop
VNMOD retreat
The fourth 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, 25 July 2022
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Fri, 29 July 2022
CIEM,
68 Phan Dinh Phung Street,
Hanoi,
Vietnam
Past event
Policy seminar
Distributional Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Zambia
Thu, 14 October 2021
Sarovar Premiere Hotel, online,
Lusaka,
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
Fifth training round on ECUAMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador
As part of the SOUTHMOD project, the national team at FLACSO in collaboration with UNU-WIDER and University of Essex organizes the fifth training event on the ECUAMOD model, which will provide participants with comprehensive training to use the tax...
Mon, 9 May 2022
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Thu, 12 May 2022
Quito,
Ecuador
Past event
Presentation
MicroZAMOD work presented at a social protection conference
The Southern African Social Protection Experts Network (SASPEN) conference 'Social protection at a crossroads: Between COVID-19 and the SDGs - Southern African perspectives' is organized 9-12 May 2022. MicroZAMOD team member Miselo Bwalya presents...
Tue, 10 May 2022
Johannesburg,
South Africa
Past event
Workshop
MicroZAMOD retreat
Mon, 23 May 2022
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Fri, 27 May 2022
Protea Hotel Livingstone,
Livingstone,
Zambia
Past event
Project workshop
Work-in-progress meeting on tax-benefit microsimulation model for Rwanda
As part of the SOUTHMOD - simulating tax and benefit policies for development project, a work-in progress meeting is held online between UNU-WIDER and the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA) on 14 March 2022. The objective of the workshop is to present...
Mon, 14 March 2022
Online,
Rwanda
Past event
Presentation
SOUTHMOD presented at Tampere University
The Global Health and Social Policy research unit of Tampere university organized an in person The Futures of Global Social Policy Workshop on 30 May 2022. UNU-WIDER Research Associate Jesse Lastunen and Research Assistant Enrico Nichelatti presented...
Mon, 30 May 2022
Tampere,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
SOUTHMOD research presented at the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth conference
The International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (IARIW), in collaboration with the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics (TNBS), organizes a conference on Measuring Income, Wealth and Well-being in Sub-Saharan Africa on 11-13...
Fri, 11 November 2022
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Sun, 13 November 2022
Arusha International Conference Centre,
Arusha,
Tanzania
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
Workshop
Developing a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Rwanda
As part of the SOUTHMOD project, the national team at the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA), in collaboration with UNU-WIDER and SASPRI, are organizing a training event to prepare for the development of a dedicated tax-benefit microsimulation model for...
Tue, 24 August 2021
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Thu, 26 August 2021
Online,
Rwanda
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
Project workshop
Third training round on ECUAMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ecuador
Mon, 29 July 2019
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Wed, 31 July 2019
Instituto de Altos Estudios Nacionales,
Av. Río Amazonas N37-271 and Villalengua,
Quito,
Ecuador
Past event
Project workshop
Third training on MOZMOD – a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Mozambique
Wed, 3 July 2019
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Fri, 5 July 2019
Ministry of Economic and Finance,
Julius Nyerere Avenue,
Maputo,
Mozambique
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
Background Note
Introducing PITMOD – a microsimulation model of South Africa’s personal income tax rules
Over 60 years ago, Guy Orcutt and colleagues pioneered the use of microsimulation models in the social sciences to analyse the impact of social and economic policies. Although computational and data constraints initially hampered progress, these...
Blog
Modelling to influence poverty and inequality in Zanzibar: Latest addition to the SOUTHMOD programme
by
Anna Toppari
December 2023
ZANMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Zanzibar, was launched in November 2023. The model will aid local authorities and researchers in...
Working Paper
Towards greater poverty reduction in Zambia
A large share of the population in Zambia is living below the national poverty line. To reduce poverty, in 2019, the government initiated the Cash Plus reform, which aims to build on the existing Social Cash Transfer as a floor benefit with...
Technical Note
Dealing with the oversimulation of taxes and benefits in SOUTHMOD microsimulation models
SOUTHMOD tax-benefit microsimulation models may in some cases oversimulate taxes or benefits, generating greater expenditure, a greater number of beneficiaries, or greater amounts of taxes or taxpayers than reported in administrative data. Drawing on...
Blog
SOUTHMOD family extended: Welcome to the three new Latin American teams
How would progressive income taxation affect income inequality in Bolivia? What are the costs and benefits of implementing a state pension in Colombia...
Working Paper
Tax–benefit responses in Uruguay during the COVID-19 pandemic
We analyse the social protection policy response to COVID-19 and its impact on household incomes in Uruguay during 2020 and 2021, based on static microsimulation methods. From the onset of the crisis, the Uruguayan government implemented adjustments...
Working Paper
Tax-benefit microsimulation model in Rwanda
This paper assesses the feasibility of developing a tax and benefit microsimulation model in Rwanda. Tax-benefit microsimulation can be used to explore ways in which national development goals can be achieved in a cost-effective manner, and to assess...
Blog
Teamwork and capacity strengthening to promote development: The case of Mozambique
Designing and implementing public policies requires caution to guarantee the best use of scarce resources, especially in middle- and lower-income...
Blog
Lives can be improved when policymakers and researchers collaborate
by
Isabelle Beyera
September 2022
My motivation for doing economics research comes from the wish to see every human being have their basic needs met and enjoy their life. My interest...
Blog
New country on the SOUTHMOD map: Meet our tax-benefit microsimulation team in Rwanda!
by
Anna Toppari
December 2022
How can Global South countries improve their tax and social protection systems? One way is to take advantage of tools that help assess the impact of...
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...
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