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Great to see this report from Abdifatah Ismael Tahir following his presentation on our African Cities Research Consortium Land & Connectivity work at UTA-Do African Cities Workshop last month. african-cities.org/the-politics-o…
Among the successes noted in Institute of Development Studies's Annual Review 2023-24, released last week, was the pioneering research conducted by ICTD that led to a change in tax policy in Rwanda. Read it here ➡️ow.ly/zP3E50TiHeE #TaxTwitter #Taxation #TaxResearch
Great couple of days last week meeting research leads from 5 African Cities Research Consortium. Was a privilege to be part of the discussions.
Integrating qualitative methods into RCTs can help contextualize research and deepen our understanding of complex social issues. Learn how J-PAL Southeast Asia & J-PAL MENA are using these methods to refine hypotheses and uncover mechanisms in our latest blog: bit.ly/4gxJqDh
Important discussions taking place today at the XCEPT Research Conference on Conflict and Instability in the MENA region. Looking forward to hearing from the impressive array of speakers taking part. #XCEPTMENA2024
Important discussion on the role of conflict, trauma, and mental health in pathways to peace and violence in FCAS, beginning Day 2 at the XCEPT MENA Conference XCEPT Research’s Fiona McEwen, Craig Larkin Craig Larkin, Nafees Hamid, PhD w/ Samuel Godsland Wilton Park #XCEPTMENA24
🚧 The 7th paper in our 'Roadblocks & Revenues' series develops a political sociology of roadblocks to demonstrate how roadblocks in eastern DRC contribute to the production and reproduction of public authority 👉 ow.ly/eik850TFGMp #roadblocks | DIIS Denmark | Centre on Armed Groups
Why don’t governments collect more tax revenue❓ Specialists have long been wrestling with this question but have failed to produce thorough or convincing answers. Ben Baimwera & Mick Moore present new insights ➡️ow.ly/Z6oR50TTA2B Kenya School of Revenue Administration Institute of Development Studies #TaxTwitter #Taxation
🇸🇾 ‘Honestly, there’s only this path. We either die or triumph’ 📝 In this new article for XCEPT Research, dr rahaf aldoughli explores the motivations, persistence, and loyalties of fighters in the Syrian war 👇 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Why don’t governments collect more tax revenue❓ Specialists have long been wrestling with this question but have failed to produce thorough or convincing answers. Ben Baimwera & Mick Moore present new insights ➡️ow.ly/Z6oR50TTA2B Kenya School of Revenue Administration Institute of Development Studies #TaxTwitter #Taxation
🔎 Our new working paper investigates the #PoliticalEconomy of Somalia's weak taxation, tracing historical, institutional, and political factors that underpin its low tax-to-GDP ratio of 2%. See ➡️ ow.ly/FmFv50UAnec 📸 Golden_Brown/iStock #TaxTwitter | Vanessa van den Boogaard
🏗️ Interesting segmentation of firms in African cities from African Cities Research Consortium: magicians, workhorses, and powerbrokers. (Link in next tweet 👇)
