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Tax Structure and Economic Growth in Cote dIvoire: Are Some Taxes Better Than Others?

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  • Yaya KEHO

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This paper examines the relationships between taxation and output in Côte d’Ivoire during the period 1960-2006. The bounds testing approach to cointegration devised by Pesaran et al. (2001) showed that tax variables, except direct tax, and real GDP are cointegrated and positively related in the long-run. The results of Granger causality tests indicated bidirectional causality between tax revenues and output in the long-run, implying a virtuous circle of tax and GDP. Direct taxes, however, did not cause GDP both in the short and long-run. These findings suggest that i) the tax revenues and, therefore, budget deficit, depend upon the economic activity, and ii) switching the tax burden from direct to indirect taxes is likely to have a positive effect on the economic output.

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  • Yaya KEHO, 2011. "Tax Structure and Economic Growth in Cote dIvoire: Are Some Taxes Better Than Others?," Asian Economic and Financial Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 1(4), pages 226-235.
    • Handle: RePEc:asi:aeafrj:v:1:y:2011:i:4:p:226-235:id:727
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    1. Andre Gbato, 2017. "Impact of Taxation on Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Evidence Based on a New Data Set," International Journal of Economics and Finance, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 9(11), pages 173-193, November.
    2. Andre Gbato, 2017. "Impact of Taxation on Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Evidence Based on a New Data Set," Post-Print hal-01673738, HAL.
    3. Shahzad AHMAD* & Maqbool H. SIAL** & Nisar AHMAD***, 2018. "INDIRECT TAXES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: An Empirical Analysis of Pakistan," Pakistan Journal of Applied Economics, Applied Economics Research Centre, vol. 28(1), pages 65-81.

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