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Tax effort and capacity in developing countries: Unravelling the impact of the informal economy

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  • Ezekiel Lengaram

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Working paper 889 This study focuses on estimating the tax effort in 25 selected African countries and its implications for economic development. The findings aim to assess the level to which a country’s tax mobilisation is constrained by its inability to utilize available tax capacity for funding public spending. Additionally, comparing the tax effort among […]

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  • Ezekiel Lengaram, 2023. "Tax effort and capacity in developing countries: Unravelling the impact of the informal economy," Working Papers 889, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    • Handle: RePEc:rza:wpaper:889
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    Keywords

    Development; Development Economics; Policy; taxation;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • C51 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Construction and Estimation
    • H0 - Public Economics - - General
    • H2 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • H21 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Efficiency; Optimal Taxation

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