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The effects of limited capacity, ideational legitimacy, and weak authority on the Tanzanian state response to COVID-19

Amy S. Patterson - Oxford University Press , 2025

From the book: How States Respond to Crisis

Estimating the value-added tax gap in Tanzania

– A study of small, medium, and micro enterprises

Amina Ebrahim, Sebastián Castillo, Vincent Leyaro, Ezekiel Swema, Oswald Haule, Massaga Fimbo, Ephraim Mdee - UNU-WIDER , 2024 - Helsinki, Finland

This study measures the VAT compliance gap for small and medium-sized entities in Tanzania. Specifically, the study measures the under-reporting component of the VAT compliance gap. This study uses VAT declaration and audit data to conduct a bottom-up estimation to measure the extent of VAT...

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The effects of a risk-based approach to tax examinations: evidence from a tax pilot programme in Tanzania

Amina Ebrahim, Elineema Kisanga, Ezekiel Swema, Vincent Leyaro, Edwin P. Mhede, Ephraim Mdee, Heikki Palviainen, Jukka Pirttilä - International Tax and Public Finance , 2024

Technical assistance and increased use of ICT in tax administrations hold promise for greater revenue collection. Yet, the evidence on how these activities work in the real-world circumstances of developing countries is scant. The paper attempts to fill this gap by evaluating an intervention...

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Incorporating informal workers into social insurance in Tanzania

Roosa Lambin, Milla Nyyssölä - Bristol University Press , 2024

Public social insurance is part of the broader social protection “toolbox”, typically understood to comprise also social assistance measures (such as cash transfers, benefits in kind, fuel subsidies and so on), social services and public works (see, for example, Carter et al. 2019). Until recently...

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SOUTHMOD country report Zanzibar - ZANMOD v1.1

Haji Gora Haji, Issa Hemed, Elineema Kisanga, Vincent Leyaro, Ramadhan M. Ramadhan, Mgeni Msafiri, Michael Noble, Rodrigo Oliveira, Adnan Abdulaziz Shahir, Gemma Wright - UNU-WIDER , 2024 - Helsinki, Finland

This report documents ZANMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Zanzibar. This work was carried out by staff at Zanzibar University, the Second Vice President’s Office in Zanzibar, the University of Dar es Salaam, and the University of Dodoma, in collaboration with UNU-WIDER and SASPRI. The results...

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SOUTHMOD country report Tanzania - TAZMOD v2.9

Vincent Leyaro, Elineema Kisanga, Mgeni Msafiri, Michael Noble, Gemma Wright, Rodrigo Oliveira - UNU-WIDER , 2024 - Helsinki, Finland

This report documents TAZMOD, the SOUTHMOD model developed for Tanzania Mainland. This work was carried out by University of Dar es Salaam in collaboration with the project partners. The results presented in this report are derived using TAZMOD version 2.9, which is part of the SOUTHMOD bundle...

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Analysis of household demand patterns using household data

– Re-thinking the use of unit values or community prices

Aimable Nsabimana - UNU-WIDER , 2024 - Helsinki, Finland

Analysis of household food consumption patterns and welfare requires knowledge of household demand responses to changes in price and income. Estimation of the price and expenditure elasticities requires detailed data on household purchases and prices, which are often not available in many developing...

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Keys for sustaining Tanzania’s economic development

Oliver Morrissey, Maureen Were - UNU-WIDER , 2024 - Helsinki, Finland

Sustainable economic development hinges on the ability of firms and households to maintain growth and wellbeing. How have Tanzania’s firms and households performed in recent decades, and what policies can improve their resilience against future shocks?Firms that export are better able to sustain...

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Implications for making the achievements sustainable

Oliver Morrissey, Joseph Semboja, Maureen Were - Oxford University Press , 2024

From the book: Sustaining Tanzania's Economic Development

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Gender disparities in financial inclusion in Tanzania

Maureen Were, Maureen Odongo, Caroline Israel - Oxford University Press , 2024

From the book: Sustaining Tanzania's Economic Development

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