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Blog post
The effects of electricity price increases on the poor in Zambia
The distribution of electricity subsidies and access to the grid is skewed towards rich households, resulting in an increase in extreme poverty. However, budget neutral mitigation strategies lead to larger reductions in extreme poverty compared to the baseline scenario. In 2016, the electricity crisis in Zambia reached its peak, with daily load shedding of up to 12 hours...
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Publication - Policy Brief
Women, entrepreneurship, and institutions
This project aims to investigate whether improving enforcement of rule of law benefits female entrepreneurs more than male entrepreneurs, thus serving to reduce the gender gap in entrepreneurship. The project builds upon previous work that collected data on the distribution of all businesses across Lusaka. This brief presents new analysis of this data which reveals...
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Publication - Working Paper
Teacher pay and educational outcomes: Evidence from the rural hardship allowance in Zambia
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Publication - Project Report
A study on personal income tax
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Publication - Policy Brief
Tax compliance and representation in Zambia’s informal economy
Despite conventional wisdom that informality is defined by being outside the tax net, informal workers in developing countries often encounter a range of taxes to community, municipal, and national authorities. They also can be coerced to make payments to non-state entities, such as party youth leagues and vigilantes, in exchange for security. This study examines...
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Multimedia Item - Video
Land rights in developing countries: Insights from policymakers
Policymakers from Rwanda, Zambia, Uganda and Ghana discuss the challenges around land rights and what can be done to address them.
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Publication - Working Paper
Tax compliance and representation in Zambia’s informal economy
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Event
Women, institutions, and entrepreneurship
IGC in collaboration with the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) is pleased to invite you to join our Lead Academic Professor Nava Ashraf for a public discussion on Women, institutions, and entrepreneurship: What can we do to level the playing field for women entrepreneurs. Prof. Ashraf is presenting her groundbreaking work on the role of institutions in promoting...
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Publication - Project Report
The spatial distribution of health services in Zambia