PERUMOD

PERUMOD version 2.4 is a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Peru, which is based on data from the National Households Survey (Encuesta Nacional de Hogares, ENAHO). The analysis is based on tax-benefit policies from  2015 to 2021. The model was updated in 2021 to estimate the effect of Peruvian policies that aimed to mitigate the effects of the pandemic on households. PERUMOD was developed by H. Xavier Jara (University of Essex), Rodrigo Chang (Universidad del Pacífico ), and Javier Torres (Universidad del Pacífico), and financed by the Inter-American Development Bank.

History:

The model was constructed in 2019, and updated in 2021 to estimate the effects of the pandemic on Peruvian households.

Current team members:

University of Essex: H. Xavier Jara; and Universidad del Pacífico: Javier Torres

Status:

Not maintained

Content accessibility:

• Private, access restricted

Data accessibility:

• Freely available for download
Notes: The input data is available from: http://iinei.inei.gob.pe/microdatos/

Input data sources:

• Encuesta Nacional de Hogares (ENAHO)

Model outputs:

• "Financial disincentives to formal employment and tax-benefit systems in Latin America", co-authored with H. Xavier Jara, María Cecilia Deza Delgado, Javier Torres and Nicolás Oliva.
• "Assessing the cushioning effect of tax-benefit policies in the Andean region during the COVID-19 pandemic", co-authored with Andrés Avellaneda, Rodrigo Chang, Diego Collado, H. Xavier Jara, Andrés Mideros, Lourdes Montesdeoca, David Rodriguez, Javier Torres, Omar Vanegas

Model documentation:

• https://ciup.up.edu.pe/proyectos/perumod-un-modelo-de-microsimulacion-en-peru/