Gabriel Tourek (@gabezt) 's Twitter Profile
Gabriel Tourek

@gabezt

Public and Development, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Pittsburgh

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Evidence for Policy Design (@epodharvard) 's Twitter Profile Photo

'Evidence for Policy Design fellow alumni Gabriel Tourek et al. find that optimal assignment of tax collectors can increase revenue without increasing costs through their recent study in #DRC. Read more here: zurl.co/VI1A

'<a href="/EPoDHarvard/">Evidence for Policy Design</a> fellow alumni  <a href="/gabezt/">Gabriel Tourek</a> et al. find that optimal assignment of tax collectors can increase revenue without increasing costs through their recent study in #DRC. Read more here: zurl.co/VI1A
International Growth Centre (@the_igc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

We are now moving to our research presentations, and are excited to hear from our presenters Anders Jensen, Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣, James Dzansi, and Gabriel Tourek 📊 #TaxforGrowth LIVE on YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=P-atk_…

VoxDev (@vox_dev) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Providing firms with advertising & identity verification tools ⬆️ their hiring through a job portal, improving their ability to fill vacancies. Today on VoxDev, A. Nilesh Fernando Notre Dame Economics, @nihasingh06 Columbia Economics & Gabriel Tourek outline new research in #India: voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…

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"The results from this experiment show the promise of online job portals and the necessity of providing ancillary screening services in fulfilling that promise." Check out today's article on helping firms in #India locate suitable job candidates at the link below:

"The results from this experiment show the promise of online job portals and the necessity of providing ancillary screening services in fulfilling that promise."

Check out today's article on helping firms in #India locate suitable job candidates at the link below:
VoxDev (@vox_dev) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Providing firms with advertising & identity verification tools ⬆️ their hiring through a job portal, improving their ability to fill vacancies. Last week on VoxDev, A. Nilesh Fernando Notre Dame Economics, @nihasingh06 Columbia Economics & Gabriel Tourek outlined research in #India: voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…

Providing firms with advertising &amp; identity verification tools ⬆️ their hiring through a job portal, improving their ability to fill vacancies.

Last week on VoxDev, <a href="/nileshfern/">A. Nilesh Fernando</a> <a href="/nd_econ/">Notre Dame Economics</a>, @nihasingh06 <a href="/columbia_econ/">Columbia Economics</a> &amp; <a href="/gabezt/">Gabriel Tourek</a> outlined research in #India: voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…
VoxDev (@vox_dev) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Providing firms with advertising & identity verification tools ⬆️ their hiring through a job portal, improving their ability to fill vacancies. Last month on VoxDev, A. Nilesh Fernando Notre Dame Economics, @nihasingh06 Columbia Economics & Gabriel Tourek outlined research in #India: voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…

Providing firms with advertising &amp; identity verification tools ⬆️ their hiring through a job portal, improving their ability to fill vacancies.

Last month on VoxDev, <a href="/nileshfern/">A. Nilesh Fernando</a> <a href="/nd_econ/">Notre Dame Economics</a>, @nihasingh06 <a href="/columbia_econ/">Columbia Economics</a> &amp; <a href="/gabezt/">Gabriel Tourek</a> outlined research in #India: voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…
VoxDev (@vox_dev) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Optimising the assignment of tax collectors significantly ⬆️ tax revenue & compliance at little or no added cost. Research in #DRC by Augustin Bergeron pedro tepedino, John Kabeya Kabeya, Gabriel Tourek & Jonathan Weigel features in our forthcoming #VoxDevLit: voxdev.org/topic/public-e…

Graduate Applications International Network (GAIN) (@gain_network_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Applications are open for the 2024 GAIN program! Information sharing, mentoring, and financial support for African students interested in graduate school in economics and related fields. ➡️ Apply here: gain-network.net/participants 🗓️ Deadline: March 11th Please share widely!

Applications are open for the 2024 GAIN program!

Information sharing, mentoring, and financial support for African students interested in graduate school in economics and related fields.

➡️ Apply here: gain-network.net/participants
🗓️ Deadline: March 11th

Please share widely!
Gabriel Tourek (@gabezt) 's Twitter Profile Photo

How do technology and personnel shape the effectiveness of tax administration in LMICs? Oyebola Okunogbe Oyebola Okunogbe and I consider paths and the evidence behind them so far in a new Journal of Econ Perspectives @aeapubs aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…

Econometrica (@ecmaeditors) 's Twitter Profile Photo

According to a field experiment in DR Congo, property tax rates are above the revenue-maximizing rate. The government could increase revenue by (i) lowering tax rates or (ii) investing in enforcement capacity, which shifts up the revenue-maximizing rate econometricsociety.org/publications/e…

According to a field experiment in DR Congo, property tax rates are above the revenue-maximizing rate. The government could increase revenue by (i) lowering tax rates or (ii) investing in enforcement capacity, which shifts up the revenue-maximizing rate econometricsociety.org/publications/e…
Oyebola Okunogbe (@oyebolaoo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I had the distinct pleasure of chatting with Tim Phillips Talk Normal on VoxDev about a recent paper by Gabriel Tourek and I on how lower income countries can raise more tax revenues to fund public services. Hope you enjoy listening :)

Jonathan Weigel (@jonathanweigel) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Looking for Predoc RA + intern to join projects in DRC studying the role of state capacity in economic development (Dev/PF/PE)! DRC-based research associate: povertyactionlab.org/careers/predoc… DRC-based research intern: povertyactionlab.org/careers/resear… Econ RA Listings

World Bank Research (@wb_research) 's Twitter Profile Photo

South Asia faces fiscal challenges with high debt and low tax revenues. Despite higher-than-average tax rates, the region struggles to fund essential services. Discover solutions to bridge the revenue gap: blogs.worldbank.org/en/development…

South Asia faces fiscal challenges with high debt and low tax revenues. Despite higher-than-average tax rates, the region struggles to fund essential services. Discover solutions to bridge the revenue gap: blogs.worldbank.org/en/development…
International Centre for Tax and Development (@ictdtax) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢 Join us on Wednesday! In the 3rd session of our webinar series on tax & digitalisation, co-hosted with the World Bank, we look at the risks and opportunities #AI presents in building more efficient tax systems. Register here 👉 ow.ly/ruoG50WcmjL #TaxTwitter #TaxPolicy

📢 Join us on Wednesday!

In the 3rd session of our webinar series on tax &amp; digitalisation, co-hosted with the <a href="/WorldBank/">World Bank</a>, we look at the risks and opportunities #AI presents in building more efficient tax systems. Register here 👉  ow.ly/ruoG50WcmjL

#TaxTwitter #TaxPolicy