administrative capacity

Informality, compliance costs, and weak administrative capacity all constrain the effectiveness of VAT in lower-income countries. However, it is a crucial source of revenue that is better than the alternatives, so governments should focus on reforms ...

Production delays, sudden windfalls, and political reactions after discoveries create major challenges for local governments in Brazil

Poverty, low social capital and low government administrative capacity hinder sanitation improvements, even when the health benefits are clear.

The adoption of sales registration machines in Ethiopia substantially increased tax revenue, but by less than expected due to taxpayer responses

Quasi-experimental evidence from Mexico shows that pre-financed, rules-based disaster response can considerably reduce mortality after disasters

Increasing property taxes can boost revenues for developing countries, but enforcement may threaten the welfare of liquidity-constrained households

Rising local protectionism reduces interprovincial trade and manufacturing exports, and increases ’inward-looking’ sourcing by local intermediaries

South Korea’s industrial policy in the late 1970s played a critical role in forging its modern economy. Are there lessons for the developing world?