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Too late, too little? The IMF and international tax flight
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When key decision makers of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) gather in Washington DC for the IMF’s annual meeting in October, one thing that...

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Policy diffusion within international organizations

I analyse the evolution of the International Monetary Fund tax policy advice in three countries commonly used for tax evasion or avoidance: Panama, Seychelles, and the Netherlands. A review of loan agreements and Country Reports covering 1999 to 2017...

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Paralyzing debt burden threatens Africa’s largest economy
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Apart from a ‘badly flawed’ national election, insecurity, and mass exodus of its young talents to the Global North (locally known as Japa), a...

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Want to catch up on UNU-WIDER research? Here are 10 of the most interesting papers published over the last year
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In this blog, the managing editor of the WIDERAngle shares his personal view on some of the most important —and potentially overlooked— work recently...

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Press Release: Economic experts meet in Helsinki to discuss solutions to rising debt in developing countries
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