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POLICY PAPERS
Domestic Revenue Mobilization and Debt Relief: The Lack of Any Link
February 15, 2022
As the global financial community considers how to extend debt relief accompanied by IMF adjustment programs to vulnerable low-income countries, the issue of policy conditions for fiscal adjustment will inevitably arise. This paper considers the effectiveness of conditions related to domestic revenu...
Blog Post
$57 Trillion Additional Climate Debt Calls for Policy Action by G20
March 30, 2021
While a drastic reduction in carbon emissions is necessary to contain climate change, countries still have not reached a consensus on a fair division of responsibilities in reducing them. While advanced economies were the biggest emitters in the past, emerging economies, such as China and India, acc...
WORKING PAPERS
Can COVID-19 Induce Governments to Implement Tax Reforms in Developing Countries?
March 02, 2021
We estimate that the short to medium-term fiscal impact of previous pandemics has been significant in 170 countries (including low-income countries) during the 2000-2018 period.
POLICY PAPERS
Using Health Taxes to Support Revenue: An Action Agenda for the IMF and World Bank
March 01, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to large budget gaps in low- and middle-income countries, with revenues projected to be reduced for years to come. This is the moment for policymakers to consider whether health taxes—levied on tobacco products, alcoholic and sugar-sweetened beverages, and polluting fue...
Blog Post
Heightening Domestic Resource Mobilization in Africa During COVID-19
February 03, 2021
On January 25, the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) and CGD convened a panel of seven experts, including from government, the private sector, and financing partners, to discuss the potential for increasing DRM in the aftermath of the COVID-19 health and economic crises.
Blog Post
Elections and Political Cohesion Can Promote Tax Reforms
December 15, 2020
In a paper and blog we delve into political considerations that influence the implementation of tax reforms in 45 emerging market and low-income economies.
POLICY PAPERS
On the Political Economy Determinants of Tax Reforms: Evidence from Developing Countries
December 15, 2020
This paper analyzes the role of political variables in the implementation of structural tax reforms in 45 emerging market and low-income economies during 2000-2015.