All Outputs (3)

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.