Patterns of change in citizenship regimes help explain differences in tax structure in Brazil and India. Changes to … progressivity, and the universality of application of tax across sectors and regions. Since the 1970s in Brazil and India, excluded …. When growth returned in the 2000s, they were provided stable linkages to the state through social policies and institutions …

The threat posed by smoking to health in India is severe. Already 1 in 5 of all adult male deaths and 1 in 20 of all … adult female deaths at ages 30-69 are due to smoking and India will soon have 1 million smoking deaths a year. Increasing … smoked tobacco in India, are largely untaxed, while cigarettes are taxed at about 40% of retail price, well below the 65 …

The threat posed by smoking to health in India is severe. Already 1 in 5 of all adult male deaths and 1 in 20 of all … adult female deaths at ages 30-69 are due to smoking and India will soon have 1 million smoking deaths a year. Increasing … smoked tobacco in India, are largely untaxed, while cigarettes are taxed at about 40% of retail price, well below the 65 …

This paper investigates the relationship between tax structures and economic growth in a panel of developed and … in tax structure on economic growth for a panel of over 100 countries with data covering the period 1980-2010. Results … (specifically personal income taxes) offset by reductions in trade or consumption taxes have had a negative impact on GDP growth …

public expenditure and its financing via revenue and deficits, and economic growth. We review the various channels through … which public finances affect growth and its underlying determinants (institutional framework, employment, savings and … surveys the empirical findings on the impact of fiscal variables on sustained economic growth …

A number of recent papers have investigated the growth effects of tax reforms in the context of neoclassical growth … models where growth is due to human capital accumulation. Stokey and Rebelo (1995) show that the predicted growth effects … little impact on long-run growth. In marked contrast to the previous literature, this result is remarkably robust to changes …

This paper examines India's federal system in the context of prospects for India's future economic growth and … development. After a brief review of India's recent policy reforms and economic development outcomes, and of the country's federal … institutions, the analysis focuses on the major issues with respect to India's federal system in terms of their developmental …