Despite improvements since the 1990s, domestic revenue mobilization remains a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and there is a recognized need to increase tax revenue as a share of GDP. Tanzania is no exception; although the tax/GDP ratio increased from 8% in the early 1990s to about 11% by...

Despite improvements since the 1990s, domestic revenue mobilization remains a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and there is a recognized need to increase tax revenue as a share of GDP. Tanzania is no exception; although the tax/GDP ratio increased from 8% in the early 1990s to about 11% by...

This paper provides estimates of the potential for EAC member countries to increase exports to the rest of Africa under AfCFTA, assuming the other countries reduce tariffs on imports from the EAC. We adopt a simple approach to identify the markets (countries) and products most likely to benefit...

The increasing impact of natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, landslides, and avalanches) in Afghanistan, notably flooding and similar climate shocks, poses a growing concern as vulnerability to climate change intensifies the potential severity of these impacts in future. This paper uses two...

This paper provides estimates of the potential for EAC member countries to increase exports to the rest of Africa under AfCFTA, assuming the other countries reduce tariffs on imports from the EAC. We adopt a simple approach to identify the markets (countries) and products most likely to benefit...

The increasing impact of natural disasters (floods, earthquakes, landslides, and avalanches) in Afghanistan, notably flooding and similar climate shocks, poses a growing concern as vulnerability to climate change intensifies the potential severity of these impacts in future. This paper uses two...

Taxation can contribute to state-building through a tax bargain in which taxpayers are willing to increase compliance in return for improved government accountability. There is limited evidence for this in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) where it is argued that the fiscal state is weak, with low tax...