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Political institutions, state building, and tax capacity : crossing the tipping point

Gaspar, Vítor; Jaramillo, Laura; Wingender, Philippe - 2016

An empirical finding by Gaspar, Jaramillo and Wingender (2016) shows that once countries cross a tax-to-GDP threshold of around 12 3/4 percent, real GDP per capita increases sharply and in a sustained manner over the following decade. In this paper, we attempt via four case studies-Spain, China,...

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Political institutions, state building, and tax capacity : crossing the tipping point

Gaspar, Vítor; Jaramillo, Laura; Wingender, Philippe - In: Fiscal politics, (pp. 241-269). 2017

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Political Institutions, State Building, and Tax Capacity : Crossing the Tipping Point

Gaspar, Vitor - 2017

An empirical finding by Gaspar, Jaramillo and Wingender (2016) shows that once countries cross a tax-to-GDP threshold of around 12¾ percent, real GDP per capita increases sharply and in a sustained manner over the following decade. In this paper, we attempt via four case studies - Spain, China,...

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Income, income inequality and health: Evidence from China

Li, Hongbin; Zhu, Yi - 2006

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