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

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,...

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Main Authors:	Gao, Jia, Inchauste, Gabriela
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	MICROSIMULATION TOOL FISCAL POLICY DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT TAX POLICY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/502201612977843211/A-Customizable-Microsimulation-Tool-to-Analyze-Distributional-Effects-of-Country-Fiscal-Policies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35189

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spelling	okr-10986-351892021-04-23T14:02:18Z A Customizable Microsimulation Tool to Analyze Distributional Effects of Country Fiscal Policies Gao, Jia Inchauste, Gabriela MICROSIMULATION TOOL FISCAL POLICY DISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT TAX POLICY 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 tool over the past 2 years—to demonstrate its effectiveness in engaging government officials and informing policy making. 2021-02-25T21:53:21Z 2021-02-25T21:53:21Z 2020-12 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/502201612977843211/A-Customizable-Microsimulation-Tool-to-Analyze-Distributional-Effects-of-Country-Fiscal-Policies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35189 English Poverty and Equity Notes;No. 37 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Armenia Ecuador
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description	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 tool over the past 2 years—to demonstrate its effectiveness in engaging government officials and informing policy making.
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author	Gao, Jia Inchauste, Gabriela
author_facet	Gao, Jia Inchauste, Gabriela
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title	A Customizable Microsimulation Tool to Analyze Distributional Effects of Country Fiscal Policies
title_short	A Customizable Microsimulation Tool to Analyze Distributional Effects of Country Fiscal Policies
title_full	A Customizable Microsimulation Tool to Analyze Distributional Effects of Country Fiscal Policies
title_fullStr	A Customizable Microsimulation Tool to Analyze Distributional Effects of Country Fiscal Policies
title_full_unstemmed	A Customizable Microsimulation Tool to Analyze Distributional Effects of Country Fiscal Policies
title_sort	customizable microsimulation tool to analyze distributional effects of country fiscal policies
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/502201612977843211/A-Customizable-Microsimulation-Tool-to-Analyze-Distributional-Effects-of-Country-Fiscal-Policies http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35189
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A Customizable Microsimulation Tool to Analyze Distributional Effects of Country Fiscal Policies

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