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The political economy of 'linked' progressive taxation in Africa and Latin America
Mosley, Paul; Abdulai, Abdul-Gafaru - 2016
One key element in the reduction of poverty and (in Latin America) inequality has been the achievement of greater fiscal equity; we analyse one key part of this process, which is the earmarking of portions of tax revenue to be spent on progressive public expenditures such as social protection,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011568140
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Worker retraining and transfer payments : the political economy of social protection
Jain, Sanjay - 2017
redistribution and retraining - that arguably characterize many reform packages. We analyse the interaction of compensatory … redistribution and retraining programmes, and demonstrate that the provision of redistributive programmes might distort incentives …. Conversely, it may be possible for an economic reform to win political support in the absence of compensatory redistribution …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011611222
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Intergovernmental fiscal transfers and tactical political maneuverings : evidence from Ghana's District Assemblies Common Fund
Fumey, Abel - 2018
This paper examines the influence of political considerations on intergovernmental fiscal transfers in Ghana. The two-step system GMM approach was used to estimate transfers and elections data for 167 districts from 1994 to 2014. The analysis was country-wide and covers swing districts as well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011806757
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The legacies of authoritarian repression on civil society
Balcells, Laia; Villamil, Francisco - 2023
In this paper we examine the legacies on civil society of routine repressive activities carried out by authoritarian regimes, such as the targeting of opposition organizations. We focus on participation in voluntary associations in post-authoritarian Spain. We hypothesize that while repression...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013549975
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Does an educated mind take the broader view? : a field experiment on in-group favouritism among microcredit clients
Kolstad, Ivar; Wiig, Arne - 2012
A number of studies document an in-group bias in social dilemma situations. While group structure and dynamics are important in shaping in-group favouritism, less attention has been paid to individual characteristics affecting favouritism. Using data from dictator games conducted among 523...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009537239
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Foreign aid in dangerous places : the donors and Mali’s democracy
Van de Walle, Nicolas - 2012
Mali long seemed a model, low-income democracy. Yet, in a few short weeks in early 2012, more than half of the territory came under the military control of an Islamist secessionist movement, and a military coup deposed the democratically-elected government in the capital. Given the substantial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009552202
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Ethnic disparity in altruism towards reforestation : a social preference experiment in Mindoro, Philippines
Molina, Imelda Revilla; Castillo, Katelyn; Puzon, … - 2021
This paper presents a framed field experiment on ecological altruism in Mindoro, Philippines. Behavioural differences between ethnic groups in Mindoro-the Tagalogs and the Mangyans-were investigated. We designed a two-part donation task (i.e. dictator game) where the recipient of the donation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012509927
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Carbon pricing and taxation : a review of approaches and development implications
Keane, Jodie; Granger, Hazel; Agarwal, Prachi; Mendez … - 2024
mechanisms for effective redistribution are nascent or non-existent including across the case studies reviewed in this scoping … regarding effective redistribution systems at an international level, with a continued failure to agree common approaches to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015168571
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Optimal taxation and public provision for poverty reduction
Kanbur, Ravi; Pirttilä, Jukka; Tuomala, Matti; Ylinen, … - 2015
The existing literature on optimal taxation typically assumes there exists a capacity to implement complex tax schemes, which is not necessarily the case for many developing countries. We examine the determinants of optimal redistributive policies in the context of a developing country that can...
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Modelling value-added tax (VAT) in South Africa : assessing the distributional impact of the recent increase in the VAT rate and options for redress through the benefits system
Gcabo, Rebone; Moche, Boitumelo; Steyn, Wynnona; … - 2019
benefits as opposed to provisions in indirect taxes in achieving redistribution. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011986712