Tax Effort in Developing Countries and High Income Countries: The Impact of Corruption, Voice and Accountability

Economic Analysis and Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-71

  Bird, Richard M ^a   Martinez Vazquez, Jorge ^b   Torgler, Benno ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^d CREMA CENTER FOR RESEARCH IN ECONOMICS   (Switzerland)

^e CESIFO   (Germany)

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EID: 50549089034     PISSN: 03135926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0313-5926(08)50006-3     Document Type: Article

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