Today's #TBT #Metaketa Story of Change comes from EGAPer Jonathan Weigel & co-authors Pablo Balán, Augustin Bergeron, & Gabriel Tourek about an experiment in the Democratic Republic of Congo to promote formal property titles and increase property tax revenue. egap.org/resource/what-…

In a field experiment to investigate hiring frictions, Evidence for Policy Design alumni Niharika Singh, A. Nilesh Fernando, Gabriel Tourek find that providing firms on a job portal with advertising & verification services can lead to greater overall hiring and retention. zurl.co/56si

'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

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_…

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, Niharika Singh Columbia Economics & Gabriel Tourek outline new research in #India: voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…

"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:

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, Niharika Singh Columbia Economics & Gabriel Tourek outlined research in #India: voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…

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, Niharika Singh Columbia Economics & Gabriel Tourek outlined research in #India: voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…

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…

Investigating how tax rates and tax enforcement jointly impact fiscal capacity in low-income countries, from Augustin Bergeron, Gabriel Tourek, and Jonathan Weigel nber.org/papers/w31685

🆕 Does low state capacity set a ceiling on tax rates? Today on VoxDev, Augustin Bergeron USC Economics, Gabriel Tourek Pitt Economics & Jonathan Weigel Haas School of Business outline evidence from the DRC on increasing tax revenues 🇨🇩: voxdev.org/topic/public-e…

via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/01/14/nyr…

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Does low state capacity set a ceiling on tax rates? Last week on VoxDev, Augustin Bergeron USC Economics, Gabriel Tourek Pitt Economics & Jonathan Weigel Haas School of Business outlined evidence from the DRC on increasing tax revenues 🇨🇩: voxdev.org/topic/public-e…

Is the value-added tax a "good" tax? Should countries be using it? Our new AEA Journals paper with Anne Brockmeyer Giulia Mascagni Mazhar Waseem Miguel Almunia says YES, BUT... 👇 aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…

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…

Does low state capacity set a ceiling on tax rates? Last month on VoxDev, Augustin Bergeron USC Economics, Gabriel Tourek Pitt Economics & Jonathan Weigel Haas School of Business outlined evidence from the DRC on increasing tax revenues 🇨🇩: voxdev.org/topic/public-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…

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 :)

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