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Can taxes help ensure a fair globalization?

Adjognon, Guigonan Serge; Soest, Daniël Pieter van; … - 2019

This paper analyzes whether taxation can be successfully used to reduce the incidence of labor informality and achieve higher equality in a globalized economy. To this purpose, it develops a two-area model: a developed country and an emerging country. The two areas differ according to the size...

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Urbanization in Kazakhstan : desirable cities, unaffordable housing, and the missing rental market

Seitz, William - 2018

Kazakhstan's cities are hubs of economic opportunity and prosperity. But despite the government's ambitious targets …, the pace of urbanization remains slow. This study focuses on two key constraints: (i) the very high cost of living in … Kazakhstan's cities, and (ii) the near absence of a rental housing market outside the capital, Astana. The findings show that the …

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Religion and sanitation practices

Adukia, Anjali; Alsan, Marcella; Goldhaber-Fiebert, … - 2020

Infant mortality among Hindus is higher than among Muslims in India, and religious differences in sanitation practices have been cited as a contributing factor. To explore whether religion itself is associated with differences in sanitation practices, this study compares sanitation practices of...

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