Informal Taxation

Informal payments are a frequently overlooked source of local public fi nance in developing countries. We use microdata from ten countries to establish stylized facts on the magnitude, form, and distributional implications of this "informal taxation." Informal taxation is wide- spread, par...

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Main Authors: Olken, Benjamin A. (Contributor), Singhal, Monica (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association, 2011-03-18T20:34:46Z.
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