The tax elasticity of formal work in African countries
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Developing countries; Informality; Labour supply; Sub-Saharan Africa; Taxation;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2019-11-25 (Africa)
- NEP-IUE-2019-11-25 (Informal and Underground Economics)
- NEP-LMA-2019-11-25 (Labor Markets - Supply, Demand, and Wages)
- NEP-PBE-2019-11-25 (Public Economics)
- NEP-PUB-2019-11-25 (Public Finance)
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