Replication data for: Weak States and Steady States: The Dynamics of Fiscal Capacity
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Timothy Besley; Ethan Ilzetzki; Torsten Persson
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Project Citation:
Besley, Timothy, Ilzetzki, Ethan, and Persson, Torsten. Replication data for: Weak States and Steady States: The Dynamics of Fiscal Capacity. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2013. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E114282V1
Project Description
Summary:
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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
feasible paths. Three types of states emerge in the long run: a
common-interest state where public resources are devoted to public
goods, a redistributive state where additional fiscal capacity is used
for transfers, and a weak state with no transfers and a low level of
public goods provision. We also present some preliminary evidence
consistent with the theory.
Scope of Project
JEL Classification:
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E23 Macroeconomics: Production
E62 Fiscal Policy
H23 Taxation and Subsidies: Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
H26 Tax Evasion and Avoidance
H41 Public Goods
E23 Macroeconomics: Production
E62 Fiscal Policy
H23 Taxation and Subsidies: Externalities; Redistributive Effects; Environmental Taxes and Subsidies
H26 Tax Evasion and Avoidance
H41 Public Goods
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