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Property tax experiment in Punjab, Pakistan: Testing the role of wages, incentives, and audit on tax inspectors’ behaviour

Tax Farming Redux: Experimental Evidence on Performance Pay for Tax Collectors

Working paper 1 Oct 2014 State and Tax

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Adnan Khan

Chief Economist, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
Asim-Khwaja

Asim Khwaja

Professor of International Finance and Development, Harvard Kennedy School of Government

Benjamin Olken

TEPCO Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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