Roel Dom
Biographic Data
| ID | 4789248 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roel Dom |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roel |
| FAMILY NAME | Dom |
| SIGNATURE | DOM R |
| AFFILIATIONS | World Bank |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7787-836X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Does Taxation Improve Electoral Accountability in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Taxation can contribute to state-building through a tax bargain in which taxpayers are willing to increase compliance in return for improved government accountability. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) it is typically argued that the fiscal state is weak, with low tax revenues and governments that are not accountable. However, since the early 2000s, SSA countries on average have increased tax/GDP ratios and there have also been increases in measures of…
Debt or Alive: Burundi's Fiscal Response to Economic Sanctions
Economic sanctions, and the suspension of budget support in particular, are supposed to pressure target governments into complying with sanction demands by putting spending commitments at risk. In this article we argue that this is too simplistic since governments have more fiscal levers at their disposal. The case of Burundi illustrates this argument. Following Burundi's 2015 political crisis, donors imposed economic sanctions on the country and…
Semi-Autonomous Revenue Authorities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Silver Bullet or White Elephant
A major component of tax administration reform in sub-Saharan Africa for the last 30 years has been the creation of semi-autonomous revenue authorities (SARAs). The effects of their creation on revenue performance have been much debated, although there are only a few quantitative studies. The core argument of this paper is that existing research suggesting diverse and contradictory outcomes has not taken account of trends in revenue performance i…
Debt or Alive: Burundi's Fiscal Response to Economic Sanctions
Economic sanctions, and the suspension of budget support in particular, are supposed to pressure target governments into complying with sanction demands by putting spending commitments at risk. In this article we argue that this is too simplistic since governments have more fiscal levers at their disposal. The case of Burundi illustrates this argument. Following Burundi's 2015 political crisis, donors imposed economic sanctions on the country and…
Semi-Autonomous Revenue Authorities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Silver Bullet or White Elephant
A major component of tax administration reform in sub-Saharan Africa for the last 30 years has been the creation of semi-autonomous revenue authorities (SARAs). The effects of their creation on revenue performance have been much debated, although there are only a few quantitative studies. The core argument of this paper is that existing research suggesting diverse and contradictory outcomes has not taken account of trends in revenue performance i…
Debt or Alive: Burundi's Fiscal Response to Economic Sanctions
Economic sanctions, and the suspension of budget support in particular, are supposed to pressure target governments into complying with sanction demands by putting spending commitments at risk. In this article we argue that this is too simplistic since governments have more fiscal levers at their disposal. The case of Burundi illustrates this argument. Following Burundi's 2015 political crisis, donors imposed economic sanctions on the country and…
Does Taxation Improve Electoral Accountability in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Taxation can contribute to state-building through a tax bargain in which taxpayers are willing to increase compliance in return for improved government accountability. In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) it is typically argued that the fiscal state is weak, with low tax revenues and governments that are not accountable. However, since the early 2000s, SSA countries on average have increased tax/GDP ratios and there have also been increases in measures of…
Corporate Taxation and Avoidance (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Finance (2 works) · Finance (2 works) · Revenue (2 works) · Tax revenue (2 works) · Taxation and Compliance Studies (2 works) · Accountability (1 works) · Argument (complex analysis (1 works) · Argument (complex analysis) (1 works)