VNMOD (SOUTHMOD)
VNMOD, the tax-benefit microsimulation model for Viet Nam, 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. https://www.wider.unu.edu/about/vnmod-–-simulating-tax-and-benefit-policies-development-viet-nam
History:
VNMOD has been developed in cooperation with the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) and KU Leuven. The model has been developed further with support from Southern African Social Policy Research Insights (SASPRI). The latest version of VNMOD is based on the Viet Nam Household Living Standard Surveys (VHLSS) from 2016, 2018 and 2020, allowing for representative results on the national and sub-national level. Policies are simulated for the years 2013-22.
Current team members:
CIEM, KU Leuven
Status:
Maintained
Content accessibility:
- Freely available online
Notes: Apply for access through the UNU-WIDER website: https://www.wider.unu.edu/about/accessing-southmod-models
Data accessibility:
- Private
Notes: Apply for access to the do files required to create the input data through the UNU-WIDER website: https://www.wider.unu.edu/about/accessing-southmod-models
Input data sources:
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Viet Nam Household Living Standard Survey (VHLSS)
Model outputs:
Model documentation:
Project page