All Outputs (11)

Crop Diversification, Household Welfare and Conflict: Afghanistan 2011–2017 (2024)
Journal Article
Ahmadzai, H., & Morrissey, O. (2024). Crop Diversification, Household Welfare and Conflict: Afghanistan 2011–2017. Journal of Development Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2024.2404576

We use three waves (2011–2012 to 2016–2017) of nationally representative repeated cross section surveys to study the impact of crop diversification (number of crops grown) on household welfare, measured by real adult equivalent consumption and food e... Read More about Crop Diversification, Household Welfare and Conflict: Afghanistan 2011–2017.

Institutions and tax capacity in sub-Saharan Africa (2023)
Journal Article
Tagem, A. M. E., & Morrissey, O. (2023). Institutions and tax capacity in sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Institutional Economics, 19(3), 332-347. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744137422000145

This paper contributes to research on the institutional determinants of tax capacity using annual data from 39 sub-Saharan African countries from 1985 to 2018 to construct a measure of tax capacity for each country based on the trend component of the... Read More about Institutions and tax capacity in sub-Saharan Africa.

Income diversification and household welfare in Uganda 1992–2012 (2023)
Journal Article
Khan, R., & Morrissey, O. (2023). Income diversification and household welfare in Uganda 1992–2012. Food Policy, 116, Article 102421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2023.102421

We use five waves of household surveys in Uganda, from 1992/3 to 2011/12, to study income diversification and its effect on the welfare of rural and urban households during a period of sustained economic growth and poverty reduction, comparing the 19... Read More about Income diversification and household welfare in Uganda 1992–2012.

Benefits of enhanced access to education in Tanzania (2023)
Journal Article
Donath, L., Morrissey, O., & Owens, T. (2023). Benefits of enhanced access to education in Tanzania. Development Policy Review, 41(3), Article e12674. https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.12674

Motivation
Expanding access to education is a desirable policy. Tanzania implemented Universal Primary Education (UPE) in 2001 and expanded secondary education in 2006. However, evidence that UPE delivers benefits in educational attainment or earnin... Read More about Benefits of enhanced access to education in Tanzania.

African Leafy Vegetables for Improved Human Nutrition and Food System Resilience in Southern Africa: A Scoping Review (2021)
Journal Article
Isaac, A., Shayanowako, T., Morrissey, O., Tanzi, A., Muchuweti, M., Mendiondo, G. M., …Durazzo, A. (2021). African Leafy Vegetables for Improved Human Nutrition and Food System Resilience in Southern Africa: A Scoping Review. Sustainability, 13(5), Article 2896. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052896

The economic potential of African leafy vegetables (ALVs) remains obscured by a poorly developed value chain. This scoping review assembled and examined scattered knowledge generated on ALVs across southern Africa, focusing on production, processing,... Read More about African Leafy Vegetables for Improved Human Nutrition and Food System Resilience in Southern Africa: A Scoping Review.

Under-utilised crops and rural livelihoods: Bambara groundnut in Tanzania (2020)
Journal Article
Boulay, B., Khan, R., & Morrissey, O. (2021). Under-utilised crops and rural livelihoods: Bambara groundnut in Tanzania. Oxford Development Studies, 49(1), 88-103. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2020.1839040

Indigenous crops are often neglected in development research, largely because they are grown in particular localities and only account for modest shares of agricultural production at a national level. This article aims to rectify this neglect with re... Read More about Under-utilised crops and rural livelihoods: Bambara groundnut in Tanzania.

Fiscal reforms and the fiscal effects of aid in Uganda (2017)
Journal Article
Bwire, T., Morrissey, O., & Lloyd, T. (in press). Fiscal reforms and the fiscal effects of aid in Uganda. Journal of Development Studies, 53(7), https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2017.1303677

Uganda implemented public expenditure and revenue management reforms from the early 1990s with specific aims of improving budget planning and aligning aid with fiscal priorities. The dynamic relationship between aid and domestic fiscal aggregates is... Read More about Fiscal reforms and the fiscal effects of aid in Uganda.

The macroeconomics of aid: overview (2017)
Journal Article
Addison, T., Morrissey, O., & Tarp, F. (in press). The macroeconomics of aid: overview. Journal of Development Studies, 53(7), https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2017.1303669

This Special Issue explores macroeconomic effects of aid from various perspectives through a blend of studies, both conceptual and empirical in nature. The overall aim is to enhance the understanding of the macroeconomic dimensions of aid in the poli... Read More about The macroeconomics of aid: overview.

Tax revenue performance and vulnerability in developing countries (2016)
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Morrissey, O., Haldenwang, C. V., Schiller, A. V., Ivanyna, M., & Bordon, I. (2016). Tax revenue performance and vulnerability in developing countries. Journal of Development Studies, 52(12), 1689-1703. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2016.1153071

This paper addresses vulnerability of revenue to external shocks using export composition to capture economic structure and differentiating countries according to income levels, resource endowments and political regimes. This gives a richer character... Read More about Tax revenue performance and vulnerability in developing countries.

Aid and domestic resource mobilisation with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa (2015)
Journal Article
Morrissey, O. (2015). Aid and domestic resource mobilisation with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 31(3-4), https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/grv029

Increasing tax revenues in low income countries is essential to address future development finance requirements. This is particularly important for aid recipients, the focus of this paper. Theory shows that although there are many ways in which aid c... Read More about Aid and domestic resource mobilisation with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa.

Aid and Government Fiscal Behavior: Assessing Recent Evidence (2014)
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Morrissey, O. (2015). Aid and Government Fiscal Behavior: Assessing Recent Evidence. World Development, 69, 98-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2013.12.008

This paper reviews evidence published in the last 10 years that has added to our understanding of the effects of aid on government spending and tax effort in recipient countries, with a discussion of when (general) budget support is a fiscally effici... Read More about Aid and Government Fiscal Behavior: Assessing Recent Evidence.