Property Tax Compliance in Tanzania: Can Nudges Help?
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- Collin,Matthew Edward & Di Maro,Vincenzo & Evans,David K. & Manang,Frederik, 2022. "Property Tax Compliance in Tanzania : Can Nudges Help ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10148, The World Bank.
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tax compliance; tax morale; public finance; nudges;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- H26 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - Tax Evasion and Avoidance
- H13 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Economics of Eminent Domain; Expropriation; Nationalization
- O17 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-GER-2023-10-16 (German Papers)
- NEP-IUE-2023-10-16 (Informal and Underground Economics)
- NEP-NUD-2023-10-16 (Nudge and Boosting)
- NEP-PBE-2023-10-16 (Public Economics)
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