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Taxation, misallocation and development

Project Active from 19 Sep 2016 to 31 Aug 2017 Firms

Taxation, misallocation and development

Researchers

David Lagakos

Professor of Economics, Boston University

Ethan Ilzetzki

Lecturer in Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Why are there so few large, productive firms in the developing world? To what extent is weak fiscal capacity a constraint on firm productivity and economic growth? This project seeks to answer these questions using a mix of new micro evidence and quantitative theory.

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The macroeconomic benefits of tax enforcement in Pakistan

Ethan Ilzetzki, David Lagakos
Project report

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