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This paper investigates the relationship between taxation and firm performance in developing countries. Taking firm-level data from the World Bank Enterprise Surveys (WBES) and tax data from the Government Revenue Dataset (ICTD/UNU-WIDER), our results suggest that tax revenue benefits to firm...
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quantitative data on Colombian infrastructure contracts, we demonstrate that municipalities exhibit an 'electoral contracting cycle … Marta, reinforce that infrastructure contractors provide a critical source of campaign finance and can create subnational …
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Bangladesh. Conclusion: Many study facilities were deficient in the basic infrastructure necessary for providing basic surgical …
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processing, and infrastructure, and finds that the policies used have mostly not lived up to expectations. Finally, the outline … use of infrastructure, (v) a strong role for local government, and (vi) accurate information and monitoring. …
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of a major road bridge to identify the impact of enhanced domestic transport infrastructure on agricultural market … that new infrastructure can enhance market performance, but such benefits are spatially limited. …
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industry. Infrastructure built for extractive industries can often be used by local populations and other economic activities …-client/multi-user extractive industry-related infrastructure projects. …
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Large hydropower dams are at the centre of a debate weighing the value and costs of renewable energy against the risks …
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regimes. Countries that maintain fixed price regimes-notably net energy exporters-tend to have large fuel subsidies. When such …
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unemployment, poverty, and inequality in South Africa, there are concerns that a rapid transition to a low-carbon energy system … Project, and analyses the impacts on the energy system and the economy of an increase in ambition, in order to shed light on … these concerns. The key policy recommendation from this analysis is that further investments in fossil fuel infrastructure …
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together with metals and minerals - as policies and new technologies encourage progress along low-carbon pathways in energy …, transportation and construction to combat climate change. Adoption of renewable energy is accelerating across the world, but fossil …
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