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 ar...

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Main Authors: Li, Kun (Author), Lopez Murphy, Pablo (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©2010
Washington, D.C. : 2010
Series:IMF Working Papers ; Working Paper No. 10/138
IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2010/138
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