Argentina (LATINMOD)
LATINMOD-Argentina is based on the Argentinian household survey Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH), conducted by the national bureau of statistics (INDEC). The survey covers only the urban population in large agglomerates, which represent around 2/3 of the total population, and is the one used to obtain official labor market, poverty and income distribution indicators. LATINMOD is a regional tax-benefit microsimulation model for six Latin American countries that is being developed in the EUROMOD platform and within a harmonized data base which provides cross-country comparability. LATINMOD – AR simulates personal income tax, social security contributions, simplified tax regime (monotributo), the main social cash transfer Asignación Universal por Hijo and the Tarjeta Alimentar cash transfer.
History:
In 2018, a regional microsimulation model for Latin American countries has been developed. LATINMOD is a model that enables to simulate impact of fiscal policy on poverty and income inequality. In 2018 CELAG published a book presenting the model and the heterogeneous fiscal systems of the countries included. Originally, the Argentinean model used as input data from the Household Income and Expenditure Survey, later it was updated with the EPH, which is collected regularly. The book can be found here.
Current team members:
Mariana Dondo- Centro interdisciplinario de estudios sobre Territorio, Economía y sociedad (CIETES)- Universidad Nacional de Río Negro- Sede Andina
Status:
Maintained
Content accessibility:
- Private, access restricted
Notes: The model is currently private but in the near future it will be freely available
Data accessibility:
- Private
Notes: The input data is currently private but plans are to make it freely available
Input data sources:
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Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH)
Model outputs:
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