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dc.titleResearch Insights: Does Politics Trump the Ability of Having Successful Tax Reforms?
dc.contributor.authorHallerberg, Mark
dc.contributor.authorScartascini, Carlos
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2023-08-22T00:08:00
dc.date.issue2023-08-22T00:08:00
dc.description.abstractThe probability of tax reform is higher during banking crises. Tax reform is unlikely to occur during election periodseven if the government is facing financing problemsso reforms that seek to raise taxes should be avoided at those times. The ideology of the president does not explain which taxes are reformed, or how they are changed, but the presence of an IMF program does.
dc.format.extent4
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005267
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Research-Insights-Does-Politics-Trump-the-Ability-of-Having-Successful-Tax-Reforms.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Perspectivas-de-investigacion-incide-la-politica-en-la-capacidad-de-producir-reformas-tributarias-exitosas.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectTaxation
dc.subjectTax Reform
dc.subjectValue-Added Tax
dc.subjectIncome Tax
dc.subjectBank Crisis
dc.subjectElections
dc.subjectEconomy
dc.subjectPolitical Economy
dc.subjectFinancial Crisis
dc.subject.jelcodeF41 - Open Economy Macroeconomics
dc.subject.jelcodeH20 - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General
dc.subject.keywordsIdeology;policymaking
dc.typeCatalogs and Brochures
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-CB-00844
idb.operationBK-C1102
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