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On Tuesday 10th September 2024, TaxDev researcher Laura Abramovsky and Pia Rattenhuber from UNU-WIDER jointly delivered a presentation on “Gendered fiscal incidence analysis and tax-benefit microsimulation models: Overview, opportunities, and caveats” to the Community of Practice on Gender and Tax (CoPGT). The CoPGT aims to convene key stakeholders in policy and research to collaboratively advance relevant research and best practices for more effective tax policymaking that works better for promoting gender equality in the context of wider fiscal systems.
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Research Fellow Institute for Fiscal Studies
Laura is a Research Fellow at IFS. Her current work focuses on tax and social protection policy and programme evaluation in developing countries.

Research Fellow UNU-WIDER
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Abramovsky, L and Rattenhuber, P. (2024). 'Gendered fiscal incidence analysis and tax-benefit microsimulation models: Overview, opportunities, and caveats' [Presentation]. London: UNU-WIDER. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/gendered-fiscal-incidence-analysis-and-tax-benefit-microsimulation-models-overview (accessed: 10 February 2025).
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