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This presentation was given by Ross Warwick at "A taxing challenge? Analysing and supporting tax policy design in low and middle income countries" on 15 March 2017.
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Ross Warwick
International Research Associate
Ross joined the IFS in 2016 and works in a couple of areas of IFS research.
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Warwick, R. (2017). 'A tax and benefit microsimulation model for Ghana: GHATAX' [Presentation]. London: IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/tax-and-benefit-microsimulation-model-ghana-ghatax (accessed: 2 May 2024).
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