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WORKING PAPER 54
Nora Lustig. 2017. “Fiscal Policy, Income Redistribution and Poverty Reduction in Low and Middle Income Countries.” Working Paper 54, Commitment to Equity Institute, Tulane University, January.

WORKING PAPER 63
Arunatilake Nisha, Gabriela Inchauste and Nora Lustig. 2017. “The Incidence of Taxes and Spending in Sri Lanka.” Working Paper 63, Commitment to Equity Institute, Tulane University, May.




The Distributional Impact of Taxes and Transfers: Evidence from Eight Low & Middle Income Countries.
Edited by Gabriela Inchauste and Nora Lustig, 2017, Washington DC: World Bank. 

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