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Exchange Rate Volatility and Tax Revenue Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa

In: The Palgrave Handbook of Africa’s Economic Sectors

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  • Isaac Kwesi Ofori

    (University of Insubria)

  • Camara Kwasi Obeng

    (University of Cape Coast)

  • Peter Yeltulme Mwinlaaru

    (University of Cape Coast)

Abstract

Efforts to spur growth in sub-Sahara Africa have been intensified amid structural and institutional constraints. Tax revenue, the chief source of funding for developmental purposes in SSA remains low and unstable. In fact, the SSA sub-region finds it difficult generating tax revenue up to 20% of GDP. One factor that has not caught the attention of policymakers in terms of its impact on tax revenue performance is exchange rate volatility. Using macrodata spanning 1984–2017 for 21 countries, we provide empirical evidence from the panel autoregressive distributed lag technique to show that exchange rate volatility is directly harmful to tax revenue performance, and indirectly through trade openness.

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  • Isaac Kwesi Ofori & Camara Kwasi Obeng & Peter Yeltulme Mwinlaaru, 2022. "Exchange Rate Volatility and Tax Revenue Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa," Springer Books, in: Evelyn F. Wamboye & Bichaka Fayissa (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Africa’s Economic Sectors, pages 1039-1062, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-75556-0_41
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-75556-0_41
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