The centre for tax analysis in developing countries

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Research Projects

This page provides information about TaxDev's current research projects

Current projects

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How do the rich and poor respond differently to tax changes?

Why do differences in elasticities matter?...

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Fuel and vehicle taxes in Africa

Why are fuel and vehicle taxes important?...

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World Personal Income Tax Database: Extending the TaxDev employment income taxes dataset (EITD) to self-employment and capital income

This project aims to extend the TaxDev Employ...

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Building political coalitions for effective tax reform: Lessons from Uganda

This project explores how sufficiently influential political coalitions are built to pass and implement tax reforms, and what the implications are ...

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Is VAT really neutral?

Do VAT rates affect the competitive behaviour of firms?<...

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The TaxDev Employment Income Taxes Dataset (EITD)

Introducing a new dataset on employment income tax ...

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Religious taxes and transfers in Pakistan

Analysing the fiscal incidence of religious taxes and transfers ...

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What can surveys tell us about informal taxes and transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa?

What do household survey instruments include in their coverage of informal taxes and transfers?...

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Informal taxes and transfers in Sub-Saharan Africa

Informal taxes and transfers in sub-Saharan Africa: a review and analysis of incidence in Rwanda...

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Electronic payments and tax compliance

The impact of payment technology on tax revenues: evidence from India’s demonetization experiment...

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Two-tier tax systems and firms: evidence from Brazil

Two-tier tax systems and firms: evidence from Brazil...

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Informality, consumption taxes and redistribution

Can consumption taxes reduce inequality in developing countries?...

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Audit selection in Senegal

Tax audits under weak fiscal capacity...

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How businesses respond to VAT

Understanding the causes and margins of firm responses to VAT thresholds...

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