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ALBANIA

“The Distributional Impact of the Fiscal System in Albania.”
Dávalos, María E., Monica Robayo-Abril, Esmeralda Shehaj and Aida Gjika. World Bank Group: Policy Research Working Paper 8370.
March 2018.

ARMENIA

WORKING PAPER 43
Younger, Stephen D, and Artsvi Khachatryan. 2017. “Fiscal Incidence in Armenia.” CEQ Working Paper 43, CEQ Institute, Tulane University, and the World Bank, April.

BELARUS

“Fiscal Incidence in Belarus: A Commitment to Equity Analysis.”
Bornukova, Kateryna, Gleb Shymanovich and Alexander Chubrik. World Bank Group: Policy Research Working Paper 8216. October 2017.

CROATIA

“The Distributional Impact of Taxes and Social Spending in Croatia.”
World Bank Group: Policy Research Working Paper 8203.
September 2017.


GEORGIA

WORKING PAPER 42
Cancho, Cesar, and Elena Bondarenko. 2017. “The Distributional Impact of Fiscal Policy in Georgia.” CEQ Working Paper 42, Commitment to Equity Institute, Tulane University, and the World Bank, May.


WORKING PAPER 54
Lustig, Nora. 2017.  “Fiscal Policy, Income Redistribution and Poverty Reduction in Low and Middle Income Countries.” REVISED CEQ Working Paper 54, CEQ Institute, Tulane University, June.


POLAND

“The Distributional Impact of Taxes and Transfers in Poland.” World Bank: Policy Research Working Paper 7787. August 2016.

ROMANIA

“The Distributional Impact of Taxes and Transfers in Romania.” World Bank Group. June 2018.

RUSSIA

WORKING PAPER 39
Lopez-Calva, Luis F., Nora Lustig, Mikhail Matytsin, and Daria Popova. 2017. “Who Benefits from Fiscal Redistribution in Russia?” CEQ Working Paper 39, CEQ Institute, Tulane University, May.

WORKING PAPER 54
Lustig, Nora. 2017.  “Fiscal Policy, Income Redistribution and Poverty Reduction in Low and Middle Income Countries.” CEQ Working Paper 54, CEQ Institute, Tulane University, REVISED, June.

SPAIN

WORKING PAPER NO. 95
Gómez Bengoechea, Gonzalo and Siyu Quan. 2020. “Fiscal Incidence in Spain in 2016.”  CEQ Working Paper 95, Commitment to Equity Institute, Tulane University, June.

WORKING PAPER 102
Gonzalo Gómez Bengoechea. 2020. “The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Income Distribution Under Different Protection Schemes: the Case of Spain.” CEQ Working Paper 102, Commitment to Equity Institute, Tulane University, December.

TAJIKISTAN

WORKING PAPER 108
Benicio, Dalmacio F., William Seitz, Jon Jellema, and Maya Goldman. 2021. “The Effects of Fiscal Policy on Poverty and Inequality in Tajikistan.” CEQ Working Paper 108, Commitment to Equity Institute, Tulane University, February.

TURKEY

WORKING PAPER 100
Cuevas, P. Facundo, Leonardo Lucchetti and Metin Nebiler. 2020.“What are the Poverty and Inequality Impacts of Fiscal Policy in Turkey?” CEQ Working Paper 100, Commitment to Equity Institute, Tulane University, May.

UKRAINE

Fiscal Incidence in Ukraine: A Commitment to Equity Analysis
World Bank Group: Policy Research Working Paper 8765. March 2019.



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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