Effect of Corruption on Tax Revenues in the Middle East /

This study estimates the impact of corruption on the revenue-generating capacity of different tax categories in the Middle East. We find that the low revenue collection as a share of GDP there compared to other middle-income regions is due in part to corruption, and certain taxes are more affected t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Imam, Patrick
Other Authors: Jacobs, Davina
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/270
Online Access:Full text available on IMF