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Antonio Savoia
Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow
Dr Savoia is a senior lecturer in development economics at the University of Manchester's Global Development Institute. His research has looked at the determinants of governance and institutional performance and how they impinge on development outcomes and policies.
He has worked at the University of Exeter, the University of Reading, the Università di Salerno, and the University of Bath (where he received his PhD).
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Is there a fiscal resource curse?: Resource rents, fiscal capacity, and political institutions in developing economiesStates’ fiscal capacity plays a pivotal role in developing economies, but it is less clear what its determinants are or what explains cross-country differences. We focus on the impact of natural resources...
state capacity fiscal capacity Resource curseProject
Fiscal states - the origins and developmental implications
Theme: Transforming states
fiscal capacity Taxation Building State CapabilitiesJournal Article
What determines administrative capacity in developing countries?Part of Journal Special Issue Public economics and development action
state capacity Administrative capacity Public finance managementBlog
How can developing countries pay for the SDGs?With official development assistance under strain, achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will require developing countries to rely increasingly on their own resources...
SDGs Sustainable Development Goals Millennium Development GoalsJournal Article
What determines administrative capacity in developing countries?This article is currently available for early online view. While it is recognised that effective state institutions are pivotal for economic development, their origins and what explains their cross-country differences are not well understood...
state capacity Administrative capacity Public finance managementBlog
How can developing countries deliver effective public financial planning?In many less developed countries, there is little problem identifying the need for public investment in programmes aimed at improving things such as infrastructure, health and education. The problem comes in delivering them...
SDGs SDG16 SDG17Blog
Developing countries would benefit from improved tax collection: What can help?The ability to raise revenues from taxes – called “fiscal capacity” – is a crucial aspect for the functioning of any state...
Tax revenue fiscal capacity Income taxWorking Paper
What determines administrative capacity in developing countries?While it is recognized that effective state institutions are pivotal for economic development, it is not well understood what their origins are and what explains their cross-country differences...
state capacity Administrative capacity Public finance management