A Customizable Microsimulation Tool to Analyze Distributional Effects of Country Fiscal Policies (English)

Microsimulation modelling has become a powerful tool to analyze the effects of fiscal policy changes. The World Bank’s Equity Policy Lab (EPL) has developed a customizable microsimulation tool to assess the distributional effects of tax, benefits, and other fiscal reforms. This Note explains why and how countries use the microsimulation tools, using examples from Ecuador and Armenia—2 of the more than 20 countries that have developed and used the...

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Gao,Jia;

Inchauste Comboni,Maria Gabriela;
Document Date
2020/12/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
156565
Volume No
1
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1
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World,
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Other,
Disclosure Date
2021/02/10
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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A Customizable Microsimulation Tool to Analyze Distributional Effects of Country Fiscal Policies
Keywords
fiscal policy

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Gao,Jia; Inchauste Comboni,Maria Gabriela.

A Customizable Microsimulation Tool to Analyze Distributional Effects of Country Fiscal Policies (English). Poverty & Equity Note|no. 37 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/502201612977843211

A Customizable Microsimulation Tool to Analyze Distributional Effects of Country Fiscal Policies (English)

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