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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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Fiscal states in developing economies: Why do they matter and where do they come from?Modern states are complex organizations which perform a broad range of functions. They have an important role in economic and human development...
Fiscal capacity State capacity Building State CapabilitiesPresentation
Antonio Savoia at the 5th International Conference on the Political Economy of Democracy and DictatorshipAntonio Savoia presents his recently published research on Constraints on the executive and tax revenues in the long run in the upcoming 5th International Conference on the Political Economy of Democracy and Dictatorship (PEDD). The conference is...
Working Paper
Constraints on the executive and tax revenues in the long runWe argue that tax revenues and political institutions placing constraints on the executive power may reinforce each other over time and so co-evolve in the long run...
Constraints on the executive Tax revenue Institutions
Presentation
Antonio Savoia presenting at the 62nd Annual Conference (RSA) of the Italian Economic Association (SIE)Antonio Savoia presents his ongoing research on Political Institutions and Tax Revenues in the Long Run in the upcoming 62 nd Annual Conference (RSA) of the Italian Economic Association (SIE) . The conference is held online on 26-29 October 2021. Dr...
Journal Article
The political economy of the resource curse: A development perspectiveThis article reviews the recent literature on the developmental effects of resource abundance, assessing likely effects and channels with respect to key development outcomes...
Resource abundance Inequality InstitutionsProject workshop
Project workshop: Fiscal states – the origins and development implications
Blog
Do resource rich economies have better or worse human development outcomes?Although increasingly challenged , we often hear that being resource rich can adversely affect growth prospects...
Working Paper
The political economy of the resource curse: A development perspectiveThis paper reviews the recent literature on the developmental effects of resource abundance, assessing likely effects and channels with respect to income inequality, poverty, education, and health...
Resource abundance Inequality InstitutionsWorking Paper
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 Millennium Development Goals Official development assistanceBlog
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