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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Autore principale: Vocke, Matthias
Altri autori: Oomes, Nienke
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/167
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF