This dataset supports research on tax administration and state capacity in developing countries, covering 121 countries worldwide. It was created by Anders Jensen for an analysis of organizational reforms and legitimacy in tax authorities.
Use Cases
- Analyze the relationship between tax administration reforms and state capacity metrics across 121 countries.
- Investigate the impact of organizational structure and personnel management on tax capacity in developing nations.
- Examine how a state's legitimacy, as a data feature, interacts with administrative reforms to influence public finance outcomes.
- Conduct cross-country comparative studies on tax capacity building using the provided country-level data.
Strengths
- Data covers 121 countries from around the world, providing a broad comparative scope.
- Focuses on tax administration, a specific and policy-relevant aspect of public finance in developing countries.
- Dataset is associated with a defined research article bridging public finance and political economy perspectives.
Limitations
- The specific variables, column structure, and sample data are unavailable for review.
- Data is limited to countries with a population above 1 million and where required data was available, potentially excluding smaller nations.
- The dataset's age and update cycle are unclear beyond its last metadata update.
Provenance
- Source
- ICPSR Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
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- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Country-level data for 121 countries worldwide.