GHAMOD (SOUTHMOD)
GHAMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Ghana, is a highly versatile yet easy to use tool for policymakers 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. More details can be found in https://www.wider.unu.edu/about/ghamod-–-simulating-tax-and-benefit-policies-development-ghana
History:
GHAMOD was launched for public use in May 2017, when the first training course for potential users in academia and government agencies took place. The second training event followed in 2018 and the third event in 2021. In 2019, the training event was replaced by a Policy workshop, where results from three research studies using GHAMOD where introduced. In 2022, the training event took place as a so-called research retreat, intended to empower participants to use the model to answer specific policy questions and to develop policy notes based on model simulations.
Current team members:
University of Ghana, University of Tampere, University of Essex and UNU-WIDER
Status:
Maintained
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Input data sources:
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Ghana Living Standards Survey (GSS)
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Model documentation:
Project page