Exercise 8.41

The government wishes to determine whether increasing the price of HEALTHEQ, for the benefit of a fall in the price of SCHEXPEQ, would be good for poverty.

  1. Compare the distributive cost/benefit of changing the price of each of HEALTHEQ and SCHEXPEQ.

  2. Check whether the reform is good for poverty for ratios of MCPF ranging from 0.5 to 2.0.
     

Answer

STEP 1: Initialising  the sampling weight: EDIT|Set Sample Design

 

  • After choosing the appropriate variable(s), click on  the button OK.

 

RECALL

STEP 2: Use the DAD Application: DOMINANCE|INDERECT TAX DOMINANCE

  • After choosing the appropriate variable(s) and parameters, click on the GRAPH button.

 

RESULTS