Weak States and Steady States: The Dynamics of Fiscal Capacity

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Journal: American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics

Year: 2013

Volume: 5

Issue: 4

Pages: 205-35

Authors (3)

Timothy Besley (London School of Economics (LS...) Ethan Ilzetzki (London School of Economics (LS...) Torsten Persson (Centre for Economic Policy Res...)

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Abstract

Investments in fiscal capacity?economic institutions for tax compliance?are an important feature of economic development. This paper develops a dynamic model to study the evolution of fiscal capacity over time. We contrast a social planner's investment path with politically

Weak States and Steady States: The Dynamics of Fiscal Capacity

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