Diamond Smuggling and Taxation in Sub-Saharan Africa /

This paper provides an overview of diamond mining in sub-Saharan African countries, and explores the reasons for substantial differences in their tax rates and fiscal revenues from the sector, which mainly arise from differences in the incentives for smuggling. In a theoretical model, we show that o...

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Autor principal: Vocke, Matthias
Otros Autores: Oomes, Nienke
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/167
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF