UNU-WIDER SOUTHMOD Country Report: RWAMOD v1.0, 2017–2022

• Report
• May 2023
• de Mahieu Antoine , Hakizimana Naphtal , Harerimana Theogene , Karangwa John , Lastunen Jesse , Mukangango Jeannette , Niyigena Lucie , Noble Michael , Nsabimana Aimable , Wright Gemma
• UNU-WIDER SOUTHMOD Country Report Series

Abstract

This report documents RWAMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Rwanda. It describes the different tax-benefit policies in place, how the microsimulation model picks up these different provisions, and the database on which the model runs. It concludes with a validation of RWAMOD results against external data sources.

This work was carried out by UNU-WIDER, SASPRI, and the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA). The results presented in this report are derived using RWAMOD version 1.0 running on EUROMOD software.

The RWAMOD model and its documentation in this country report has been prepared within the UNU-WIDER project on ‘SOUTHMOD—simulating tax and benefit policies for development’.