Distributional analysis is a crucial component of policymaking. Distributional models estimate who gains from and who bears the costs of different tax and benefit policies.
This paper studies formal employment dynamics using linked employer–employee data from eight countries spanning a wide income range from Kenya to Chile.
L’évaluation d’une politique est un processus qui permet aux décideurs politiques de mener des réflexions de manière critique aux objectifs et aux incidences d’une modification proposée d’une polit
Job loss is an understudied risk for formal workers in lower-income countries. In these settings, lump-sum severance pay is often the only source of job-loss insurance.
On February 25th 2026, Kenya's National Treasury collaborated with TaxDev in training staff on the use of micro-simulation models for Personal Income Tax (PIT) and Value Added Tax (VAT).
The National Treasury held a stakeholders’ consultation workshop on reforming Capital Gains Tax (CGT) in February 2026, as policymakers weigh measures to improve equity, fairness, efficiency and re
This blog was originally published on voxdev.org on 16 September 2025
This article is part of the Brookings Center for Sustainable Development compendium “
This blog was originally published on odi.org on 30 September 2025
