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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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Fragility and Development in Small Island Developing States
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Fragility and Development in Small Island Developing States
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Fragility and Development in Small Island Developing States
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– An Agnostic Time Series Analysis
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Fragility and Development in Small Island Developing States
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Fragility and Development in Small Island Developing States
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Fragility and Development in Small Island Developing States
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Fragility and Development in Small Island Developing States
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– The Costs of State Failure in the Pacific
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Fragility and Development in Small Island Developing States
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– An Overview and Introduction
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Vulnerability in Development
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– Its Design and Use for International Development Policy
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Vulnerability in Development
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– Concepts and Measurements
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Vulnerability in Development
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Vulnerability in Development
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Vulnerability in Development
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