Tax Revenue Downturns : Anatomy and Links to Imports /

We study historical tax revenue downturn episodes-where tax revenue-to-GDP ratios decline sharply-and explore the link between tax revenues and imports. We document that downturn episodes of at least 1 percentage point of GDP in one year are common. The tax types that account for these episodes are...

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Auteur principal: Li, Kun
Autres auteurs: Lopez Murphy, Pablo
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/138
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF