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The Impact of Fiscal Policy on Inequality and Poverty in Zambia

de la Fuente, Alejandro - 2017

This study assesses the redistributive impact of fiscal policy -- and its individual elements -- in Zambia. Zambia's 2015 fiscal policy reduces inequality; the largest reduction is created by in-kind public service expenditures on education. However, fiscal policy also increases poverty in three...

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Taxation, Information, and Withholding : Evidence from Costa Rica

Brockmeyer, Anne - 2017

This paper studies tax withholding on business sales, a widely used compliance mechanism which is ignored by public finance theory. A withholding scheme, whereby the payer in a transaction collects tax from the payee, is introduced in a standard evasion model with third-party reporting. If the...

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Exchange Rate Flexibility and the Effect of Remittances on Economic Growth

Lartey, Emmanuel K. K. - 2017

This paper studies the question of whether exchange rate policy affects the impact of remittances on economic growth in recipient countries. The paper utilizes a comprehensive data set that comprises annual observations for 135 developing and transition countries, spanning 1970-2007. The data...

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Financial Development, Exchange Rate Regimes, and Growth Dynamics

Kassa, Woubet - 2018

This paper utilizes data for African countries to analyze the extent to which financial development affects the dynamics of the relationship between exchange rate flexibility and economic growth. The findings indicate that financial development exerts a positive influence on the relationship...

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Fiscal Adjustment and Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa : Overview and Lessons from the Current Downturn

Fofack, Hippolyte - 2017

In light of the proliferation of exceptionally large fiscal stimuli to ward off the recession triggered by the 2008 global economic and financial crisis in most advanced economies, this paper revisits the fiscal adjustment and growth nexus in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using transfer functions, it...

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Fiscal Policy and Debt Dynamics in Developing Countries

Ilzetzki, Ethan - 2017

Using a new tax database for 28 countries and a variety of econometric methods, this paper contributes to the debate on the effects of fiscal policy on economic activity in a number of ways. The analysis finds that tax cuts have a stimulative effect on economic growth in developing countries....

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The Quality of Fiscal Adjustment and the Long-Run Growth Impact of Fiscal Policy in Brazil

Blanco, Fernando - 2016

-run impact of government expenditure composition and taxation. They analyze the use of the primary balance as a policy tool … interaction between public expenditure composition and taxation on growth. Similar results are obtained: large elasticities of … output with respect to capital stocks, a significant negative impact of taxation on long-run GDP, and a negative impact of …

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Msme Taxation in Transition Economies : Country Experience on the Costs and Benefits of Introducing Special Tax Regimes

Engelschalk, Michael - 2017

The paper analyzes the design of simplified small business tax regimes in Eastern Europe and Central Asia and the impact of such regimes on small business tax compliance. Although many approaches for tax simplification exist, a general trend in the region is to offer small businesses the option...

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Small Firms? Formalization : The Stick Treatment

De Giorgi, Giacomo - 2017

Firm informality is pervasive throughout the developing world, Bangladesh being no exception. The informal status of many firms substantially reduces the tax basis and therefore impacts the provision of public goods. The literature on encouraging formalization has predominantly focused on...

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Can E-Filing Reduce Tax Compliance Costs in Developing Countries?

Yilmaz, Fatih - 2017

The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between electronic filing (e-filing) and the total tax compliance costs incurred by small and medium size businesses in developing countries, based on survey data from South Africa, Ukraine, and Nepal. A priori, most observers expect...

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