UGAMOD (SOUTHMOD)
UGAMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Uganda, is a highly versatile yet easy to use tool for policy makers and researchers alike. It allows the user to analyse and compare the effects of different benefit policy scenarios on poverty, inequality, and government revenues. The model applies user-defined tax and benefit policy rules to micro-data on individuals and households and calculates the effects of these rules on household income.
https://www.wider.unu.edu/about/ugamod-–-simulating-tax-and-benefit-policies-development-uganda.
History:
The model was launched in 2019, back to back with the first training course on the model. In 2019-20, UGAMOD was used to simulate the distributional effects of excise duty taxes in Uganda. The preliminary results were presented in a policy workshop in Kampala in March 2020. A complete analysis was published by UNU-WIDER in June 2020. More recently, UGAMOD has been used to analyse the presumptive tax regime in the country.
Current team members:
Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Makerere University, SASPRI
Status:
Not maintained
Content accessibility:
- Private, access restricted
Notes: The model will be freely available in the future
Data accessibility:
- Available upon request
Notes: Apply for access through the UNU-WIDER website: https://www.wider.unu.edu/about/accessing-southmod-models.
Input data sources:
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Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS)
Model outputs:
Model documentation:
Project page