Blog
Inequality, fiscal space, and crisis response — A matter of priority, affordability, or both?
by
Annalena Oppel
October 2022
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, governments financed more than 5000 fiscal support policies worldwide in 2020–21. The pandemic response is an...
Blog
Tax revenues and tax capacity in sub-Saharan Africa
African countries raise lower amounts of tax as a share of national income (GDP) than other countries. Researchers are interested in understanding why...
Blog
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. The...
Blog
State assigned property rights and revenue collection in sub-Saharan Africa
by
Marina Nistotskaya, Michelle D'Arcy
August 2022
Across sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries there are striking differences in citizen willingness to pay taxes. For example, in Mali, Senegal, and...
Blog
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...
Blog
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. Being able to tax citizens...
Project workshop
Project workshop: Fiscal states – the origins and development implications
Tue, 15 June 2021
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Tue, 22 June 2021
Online,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Blog
Will a revenue boom support development in resource-rich economies?
The post-COVID-19 economic recovery and Russia’s war with Ukraine have caused some natural resource prices to reach new highs. Although forecasting...
Presentation
Abrams M.E. Tagem presents at the CERDI research seminar
UNU-WIDER Research Associate Abrams M.E. Tagem presents at the research seminar of the Centre d'Etudes et de Recherches sur le Développement International (CERDI), on 5 December 2023 in Clermont-Ferrand, France.He presents the WIDER Working Paper...
Tue, 5 December 2023
26 avenue Léon Blum,
Clermont-Ferrand,
France
Past event
Presentation
Kunal Sen to present at TaxCapDev conference
UNU-WIDER Director Kunal Sen presents at the TaxCapDev conference Power and Politics – Perspectives on Taxation and State Building in Africa on 1-2 September 2022, held in Bergen, Norway. Kunal Sen will participate in two panels over the course of...
Thu, 1 September 2022
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Fri, 2 September 2022
Terminus Hall, Grand Terminus Hotel,
Zander Kaaes gate 6,
Bergen,
Norway
Past event