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We examine important changes in agriculture in Viet Nam in the context of ongoing structural changes in the economy. We … misallocation in agriculture during the period between 2006 and 2016. Despite rapid growth in agricultural productivity and a …
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In this study we analyze the gender gap in agricultural productivity in Mozambique applying the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition approach on data from four agricultural surveys between 2002 and 2012. We find that female-headed households are on average substantially less productive (about 20 per...
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accelerated growth of both agriculture and non-agricultural sectors. Vast challenges of still widespread poverty and food …
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This paper studies the relationship between land tenure for smallholder agriculture and deforestation in Viet Nam. We …
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Taxation can contribute to state-building through a tax bargain in which taxpayers are willing to increase compliance … there have also been increases in measures of accountability. Has the increase in taxation promoted improved accountability … of taxation is only observed for vertical accountability (capturing the quality of elections and party competition), and …
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Rising globalization has exerted a downward pressure on global tariffs, thereby eroding tariff revenues in developing nations. We analyse how gains from lowering import tariffs are distributed within the firm and the corresponding tax (base) implications. First, we study the effect of tariff...
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In several low- and middle-income countries with important extractive sectors, gross national income has developed favourably. Africa has benefitted most, particularly West Africa. This survey provides an up-to-date statistical analysis of the contribution of non-fuel minerals mining to low- and...
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This study presents the findings from a feasibility study on the potential for developing a static tax-benefit microsimulation model for Zambia. The paper focuses on the details of the tax-benefit system and possible data sources, building on information collected in the initial scoping study of...
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This paper combines cross-national statistical analysis and in-depth historical case studies of Argentina and Chile to explore the relationship between two crucial dimensions of state capacity. We show that information capacity contributes to the development of fiscal capacity. States require...
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The arguments that property rights and taxation positively affect development are well established in separate … literatures, but the link between property rights and taxation is understudied. To address this gap, we theorize that …
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