World map showing tax-benefit microsimulation models built on the EUROMOD platform, per the Centre for Microsimulation and Policy Analysis (last updated September 2023). The countries in green belong to the SOUTHMOD model family, the rest represent other EUROMOD-based microsimulation models, including EUROMOD models for countries of the European Union.
SOUTHMOD is a collection of tax-benefit models for countries in the Global South, maintained and managed by the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) and partners. It belongs to the class of static microsimulation models and currently has 13 modules for seven countries in Africa (Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, Uganda, Zambia), four in Latin America (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru), and one in Southeast Asia (Vietnam).[1][2] The models are freely available for non-commercial research use.[3]
SOUTHMOD draws inspiration from EUROMOD, a tax-benefit microsimulation model designed for European Union member states and managed by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.[2]
- ^ "UNU-WIDER : SOUTHMOD - simulating tax and benefit policies for development Phase 3". UNU-WIDER. 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ a b "The SOUTHMOD project releases the first-ever bundle of microsimulation models for the Global South | EUROMOD - Tax-benefit microsimulation model for the European Union". euromod-web.jrc.ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
- ^ "UNU-WIDER : Accessing SOUTHMOD models". UNU-WIDER. 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2023-05-07.