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Blog post
Informal taxation in rural Kenya
The informal taxation system in Kenya is widespread and regressive. It responds to changes in permanent income, rather than temporary income, suggesting that permanent income increases are important for public goods provision. A central question in development economics is how to fund public goods such as water resources, roads, and schools. The standard mechanism of doing...
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Blog post
India's commodity tax system leads to low compliance
Data on tax rates in India for the past fifteen years reveals how rates vary by state and product. This heterogeneity and volatility results in high compliance costs, inter-state distortions, and households substituting toward lower-tax products. Tax in India India’s commodity tax system is complex, with large variation across states, products and time. We document the...
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Blog post
Forced devaluation of rupee: a recipe for disaster
There is broad agreement that the rupee is overvalued, with estimates of overvaluation ranging from 20-40 per cent. There are, however, two opposing views on how to deal with the problem: One, devaluation and two, administrative measures, i.e., export subsidies and regulatory duties on imports. The argument of the anti-devaluation group is that devaluation has never...
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Publication - Project Report
Improving political communication: Results of a pilot field experiment in Pakistan
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Publication - Project Report
The macroeconomic benefits of tax enforcement in Pakistan
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Publication - Project Report
Review of national accounts estimation in Bangladesh: A stocktaking exercise
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Publication - Project Report
Identifying an effective teacher in public schools in Delhi
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Project
Candidate attributes and political accountability: Evidence from Pakistan local government elections
Political party-based local elections are widely advocated as key to strengthening democracy, and their outcomes can significantly impact local economic development. A randomised experiment to determine how locals in Punjab, Pakistan, choose to vote found that voters tend to prefer candidates with political connections over those who have proven to be competent,...
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Case Study: Public Sector and Tax
Incentives for better tax collection
Research shows that incentives – such as performance pay for tax collectors and naming and shaming tax-evading firms – can significantly increase revenue.
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Publication - Working Paper
Building connections: Political corruption and road construction in India