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In an environment with extensive corruption where much of the population evades paying their full taxes due, we tackle the question of optimal taxation when constituencies with conflicting objectives (the poor and the rich) push tax policy in different directions. We think in terms of a government...
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– A review of methods and evidence
Illicit financial flows (IFFs) constitute a major challenge for development in low-income countries, as domestic resource mobilization is imperative for providing crucial public services. This study focuses exclusively on the economic dimension of IFFs, thereby excluding topics as drugs trade, money...
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– Evidence from offshore bank accounts
Do elites capture foreign aid? This study documents that aid disbursements to highly aid-dependent countries coincide with sharp increases in bank deposits in offshore financial centers known for bank secrecy and private wealth management but not in other financial centers. The estimates are not...
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– A Comparative Perspective to the Asian Giants
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Southern Growth Engines and Technology Giants
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– Brazil and the CIBS in a Comparative Perspective
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Southern Growth Engines and Technology Giants
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– China and India
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Southern Growth Engines and Technology Giants
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Southern Growth Engines and Technology Giants
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– Evidence from Brazil, China, India and South Africa
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Southern Growth Engines and Technology Giants
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Part of Journal Special Issue
Southern Growth Engines and Technology Giants
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Southern Growth Engines and Technology Giants
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– Introduction
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Southern Growth Engines and Technology Giants
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– A Disaggregated Analysis
The paper analyses export productivity and trade specialisation in China, Brazil, India and South Africa. The investigation calculates a time-varying export productivity measure using highly disaggregated product categories. The modelling shows that export productivity is determined by real income...
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FDI, Employment, and Growth in China and India
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FDI, Employment, and Growth in China and India
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– US FDI in Emerging Economies
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FDI, Employment, and Growth in China and India
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FDI, Employment, and Growth in China and India
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