Improving state effectiveness through bureaucrat assignment: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo Optimising the assignment of tax collectors significantly increases tax revenue and compliance at little or no added cost Public Economics Augustin Bergeron Pedro Bessone Tepedino John Kabeya Kabeya Gabriel Tourek Jonathan Weigel Published 20.08.21
Pooled procurement of drugs in low- and middle-income countries can lower prices and improve access Centralised procurement by the public sector leads to lower drug prices, but the price reduction is smaller when the supply side is more concentrated Public Economics Pierre Dubois Yassine Lefouili Stephane Straub Published 30.07.21
Market power and in-kind transfers: Evidence from Mexico In settings with market power, providing goods directly can generate larger consumer surplus gains than cash and vouchers because of price effects Public Economics Diego Jiménez Hernández Enrique Seira Published 12.07.21
Getting bang for your buck on education spending: Evidence from Tanzania Interventions aimed at alleviating multiple constraints are often needed to achieve the desired impact Public Economics Isaac Mbiti Karthik Muralidharan Mauricio Romero Youdi Schipper Constantine Manda Rakesh Rajani Published 23.06.21
Training effective altruism: Experimental evidence from Pakistan An experiment in Pakistan finds that training decision makers in the benefits of empathy cultivates prosocial behaviour in the lab and the field Public Economics Sultan Mehmood Shaheen Naseer Daniel Li Chen Published 14.06.21
How developing countries can boost their property tax revenues: Evidence from Mexico City Increasing property taxes can boost revenues for developing countries, but enforcement may threaten the welfare of liquidity-constrained households Public Economics Anne Brockmeyer Alejandro Estefan Karina Ramírez Arras Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato Published 07.05.21
Raising money for the state: Lessons on reducing tax evasion from Chile and Ecuador Value-added tax (VAT) can facilitate tax enforcement by generating paper trails on transactions between firms Public Economics Dina Pomeranz Published 14.04.21
Is improving tax administration more effective than raising tax rates? Evidence from Indonesia Enhanced tax administration can increase government revenue collection from medium-sized firms in developing countries even more than raising tax rates Public Economics Muhamad Chatib Basri Mayara Felix Rema Hanna Benjamin Olken Published 14.12.20
Can low-capacity governments work with local leaders to increase tax revenues? Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo City chiefs collecting taxes in Kananga, DRC, outperformed state agents thanks to their superior local information about potential taxpayers Public Economics Pablo Balán Augustin Bergeron Gabriel Tourek Jonathan Weigel Published 19.10.20
