Linking taxation and social protection: Evidence on redistribution and poverty reduction in Ethiopia

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dc.creatorHirvonen, Kalle
dc.creatorMascagni, Giulia
dc.creatorRoelen, Keetie
dc.date2018-08-15
dc.date2024-06-21T09:13:37Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:13:37Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:36:11Z
dc.descriptionAlthough redistribution results from the simultaneous effects of taxes and transfers, analyses of their distributional effects in low‐income countries have largely been undertaken from singular perspectives. This article jointly assesses the distributional effect of taxes and transfers (through social protection) using Ethiopia as a case study. We find that Ethiopia's flagship social protection programme is more effective than income taxation in achieving poverty reduction, while neither policy achieves a sizeable reduction in overall inequality. We also find that Ethiopia does not currently have the capacity to close the poverty gap or to fully fund its main safety net programme using domestic income sources alone.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/147362
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/109127
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2016/155-0
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceHirvonen, Kalle; Mascagni, Giulia; and Roelen, Keetie. 2018. Linking taxation and social protection: Evidence on redistribution and poverty reduction in Ethiopia. International Social Security Review 71(1): 3-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/issr.12159
dc.subjecttaxes
dc.subjectredistribution
dc.subjectsocial protection
dc.subjectincome distribution
dc.subjectsocial policies
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.titleLinking taxation and social protection: Evidence on redistribution and poverty reduction in Ethiopia
dc.typeJournal Article

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