Public Economics
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Improving social assistance through data-driven targeting: Evidence from Pakistan
Data-driven targeting can make social assistance less subject to favouritism, more pro-poor, and more politically sustainable
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The long-term effects of conditional cash transfer programmes: Evidence from Colombia
Conditional cash transfer programmes can have long-term benefits by reducing crime, lowering adolescent fertility and increasing school attendance as...
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Informal labour markets and rent-extraction from the unemployment insurance system: Evidence from Brazil
When eligible for unemployment benefits, workers and firms make strategic layoffs in the presence of informal labour markets
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How old-age pensions impact fertility choices: Evidence from Namibia
The extension of social pensions in Namibia in the 1990s led to a rapid, substantial decline in fertility
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Fighting a losing battle: The challenges of combatting international profit shifting
Chile’s OECD-aligned tax reform did not shift transfer pricing behaviour or generate additional tax revenues.
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Ghosting the tax authority: Fake firms and tax fraud in Ecuador
Ghost firms help real firms evade significant sums in tax, but the tax authority developed an innovative way to recover the revenue from cheating...
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The impacts of technology on property tax collection and efficiency: Evidence from Ghana
Technology improves local tax collection efficiency and the progressivity of the property tax system but can also lead to unintended outcomes
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The impact of subsidised childcare on household income: Evidence from Uganda
Subsidised childcare services are at least as effective as cash grants in increasing household income
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Digitalisation to improve tax compliance: Evidence from VAT e-invoicing in Peru
Mandatory adoption of VAT e-invoicing in Peru increased reported transactions and improved tax compliance