Giovanni Occhiali
Biographic Data
| ID | 4049901 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Giovanni Occhiali |
| GIVEN NAMES | Giovanni |
| FAMILY NAME | Occhiali |
| SIGNATURE | OCCHIALI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Development Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3541-5420 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Evaluating Ethiopia’s Environmental Management Strategy
Ethiopia has pursued a manufacturing-led development strategy since the early 2000s, achieving substantial growth and poverty reduction. However, little attention is paid to the environmental costs of these results. Relying on the review of environmental policies and on 22 in-depth interviews with public and private stakeholders, we assess whether the existing command-and-control approach to environmental management is delivering on its promises,…
Taxing high‐net‐worth individuals in Nigeria
Taxation of fisheries in Kenya
Missing the forest for the trees
What’s the Catch? A Review of the Fiscal Treatments of Fisheries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Virtually no attention has been directed towards how tax policies shape fisheries development in Sub-Saharan Africa and to their contribution to government revenue. This is despite abundant evidence of fish stock depletion in the continent, and a longstanding interest by economists and marine scientists in the role of government regulation of fisheries. To help starting this discussion, the article provides an overview of the theoretical underpin…
Can tax agents support tax compliance in low‐income countries? Evidence from Uganda
Tax agents' role in ensuring or deterring compliance with tax obligations has received relatively little attention in the literature. Some evidence has emerged indicating when agents improve (or decrease) compliance, and why taxpayers employ their services. However, most existing studies have focused on high‐ or upper‐middle‐income countries. As the tax systems of low‐income countries present a unique set of compliance issues, a closer look at th…
An overlooked market
The features of the loose cigarette markets present a challenge for tobacco control policy, especially tobacco tax policy. One way to overcome this challenge is to aim for large, rather than incremental, tax increases
No smoking gun
By presenting a low income and lower enforcement capacity case study, this paper provides novel and critical evidence to the debate on the tax-smuggling link. Furthermore, it points to new questions on how states in these contexts can limit cigarette smuggling
The Chinese are Here
This study presents the first micro-level analysis of the causal effect of Chinese import penetration on firm productivity in 24 sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. We make key contributions to the literature by examining the heterogeneous effects of Chinese imports on firm productivity using data on transport infrastructure, and by distinguishing between import competition and import of intermediate inputs. Two instrumental variables, one based …
Governance for Building Back Better
The pandemic is in many ways a crisis of governance. It has created a set of unique challenges that underscore the need for governments to collect revenue more efficiently and equitably; and to spend it more inclusively, transparently, and accountably, especially on the most vulnerable and marginalised populations. In this article, we suggest a set of governance interventions to help create conditions for building effective and inclusive institut…
The impact of electrification on labour market outcomes in Nigeria
Power outages and firm performance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Research note
This research note argues that quantitative survey data on Africa, welcomed by most researchers in public health, economics, and political science, can make an important contribution to the work of historians and anthropologists, especially if it is open to critical analysis. The research note describes the 2012–13 ‘Knowing Each Other’ survey on religion among the Yoruba of south-west Nigeria, which provides strong evidence for a slow shift from …
Power outages and firm performance in Sub-Saharan Africa
Research note
This research note argues that quantitative survey data on Africa, welcomed by most researchers in public health, economics, and political science, can make an important contribution to the work of historians and anthropologists, especially if it is open to critical analysis. The research note describes the 2012–13 ‘Knowing Each Other’ survey on religion among the Yoruba of south-west Nigeria, which provides strong evidence for a slow shift from …
The impact of electrification on labour market outcomes in Nigeria
Research note
This research note argues that quantitative survey data on Africa, welcomed by most researchers in public health, economics, and political science, can make an important contribution to the work of historians and anthropologists, especially if it is open to critical analysis. The research note describes the 2012–13 ‘Knowing Each Other’ survey on religion among the Yoruba of south-west Nigeria, which provides strong evidence for a slow shift from …
Power outages and firm performance in Sub-Saharan Africa
The impact of electrification on labour market outcomes in Nigeria
The Chinese are Here
This study presents the first micro-level analysis of the causal effect of Chinese import penetration on firm productivity in 24 sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. We make key contributions to the literature by examining the heterogeneous effects of Chinese imports on firm productivity using data on transport infrastructure, and by distinguishing between import competition and import of intermediate inputs. Two instrumental variables, one based …
Governance for Building Back Better
The pandemic is in many ways a crisis of governance. It has created a set of unique challenges that underscore the need for governments to collect revenue more efficiently and equitably; and to spend it more inclusively, transparently, and accountably, especially on the most vulnerable and marginalised populations. In this article, we suggest a set of governance interventions to help create conditions for building effective and inclusive institut…
No smoking gun
By presenting a low income and lower enforcement capacity case study, this paper provides novel and critical evidence to the debate on the tax-smuggling link. Furthermore, it points to new questions on how states in these contexts can limit cigarette smuggling
What’s the Catch? A Review of the Fiscal Treatments of Fisheries in Sub-Saharan Africa
Virtually no attention has been directed towards how tax policies shape fisheries development in Sub-Saharan Africa and to their contribution to government revenue. This is despite abundant evidence of fish stock depletion in the continent, and a longstanding interest by economists and marine scientists in the role of government regulation of fisheries. To help starting this discussion, the article provides an overview of the theoretical underpin…
Can tax agents support tax compliance in low‐income countries? Evidence from Uganda
Tax agents' role in ensuring or deterring compliance with tax obligations has received relatively little attention in the literature. Some evidence has emerged indicating when agents improve (or decrease) compliance, and why taxpayers employ their services. However, most existing studies have focused on high‐ or upper‐middle‐income countries. As the tax systems of low‐income countries present a unique set of compliance issues, a closer look at th…
An overlooked market
The features of the loose cigarette markets present a challenge for tobacco control policy, especially tobacco tax policy. One way to overcome this challenge is to aim for large, rather than incremental, tax increases
Taxing high‐net‐worth individuals in Nigeria
Taxation of fisheries in Kenya
Missing the forest for the trees
Evaluating Ethiopia’s Environmental Management Strategy
Ethiopia has pursued a manufacturing-led development strategy since the early 2000s, achieving substantial growth and poverty reduction. However, little attention is paid to the environmental costs of these results. Relying on the review of environmental policies and on 22 in-depth interviews with public and private stakeholders, we assess whether the existing command-and-control approach to environmental management is delivering on its promises,…
Business (10 works) · Economics (8 works) · Geography (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (4 works) · Econometrics (3 works) · Endogeneity (3 works) · Finance (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Public economics (3 works)