Tom Moerenhout
Biographic Data
| ID | 6177574 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tom Moerenhout |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tom |
| FAMILY NAME | Moerenhout |
| SIGNATURE | MOERENHOUT T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Columbia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8719-8096 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The post-oil post-Covid social contract: Taxing informal workers for healthcare insurance in oil-exporting developing economies
To improve health coverage and revenue collection, several African countries consider tax-for-health-services programs where informal workers pay income tax for health insurance. We examine these programs in Nigeria, investigating whether informal workers support such initiatives, what parameters improve program perception, and what drives preferences about these parameters. Using a conjoint survey experiment with 12,000 informal workers across 1…
Information campaigns and public perceptions of structural reforms: Evidence from a survey experiment on gasoline subsidy reform in Nigeria
Governments often reform financial policies, such as industrial subsidies taxes and currency exchange rates, during times of fiscal distress. Existing studies suggest that information campaigns can improve popular support for policy reforms that promise longer term macroeconomic growth but come with short‐term financial costs to people's livelihoods. This article assesses the effects of information campaigns on the acceptance of fossil fuel subsi…
Tax Evasion Attitudes of Small Firms in Low‐ and Middle‐income Countries: Evidence from Nigeria
Building a Social Contract? Understanding Tax Morale in Nigeria
An important part of every country’s development process is the building of a social contract in which citizens pay tax and, in turn, receive public goods and services. Evidence suggests that this is associated with the establishment of a norm of tax payment and a belief that non-payment is wrong. We exploit a new, nationally representative, dataset to explore which factors are associated with higher tax morale in Nigeria. We find that a percepti…
Information campaigns and public perceptions of structural reforms: Evidence from a survey experiment on gasoline subsidy reform in Nigeria
Governments often reform financial policies, such as industrial subsidies taxes and currency exchange rates, during times of fiscal distress. Existing studies suggest that information campaigns can improve popular support for policy reforms that promise longer term macroeconomic growth but come with short‐term financial costs to people's livelihoods. This article assesses the effects of information campaigns on the acceptance of fossil fuel subsi…
Building a Social Contract? Understanding Tax Morale in Nigeria
An important part of every country’s development process is the building of a social contract in which citizens pay tax and, in turn, receive public goods and services. Evidence suggests that this is associated with the establishment of a norm of tax payment and a belief that non-payment is wrong. We exploit a new, nationally representative, dataset to explore which factors are associated with higher tax morale in Nigeria. We find that a percepti…
Tax Evasion Attitudes of Small Firms in Low‐ and Middle‐income Countries: Evidence from Nigeria
Information campaigns and public perceptions of structural reforms: Evidence from a survey experiment on gasoline subsidy reform in Nigeria
Governments often reform financial policies, such as industrial subsidies taxes and currency exchange rates, during times of fiscal distress. Existing studies suggest that information campaigns can improve popular support for policy reforms that promise longer term macroeconomic growth but come with short‐term financial costs to people's livelihoods. This article assesses the effects of information campaigns on the acceptance of fossil fuel subsi…
The post-oil post-Covid social contract: Taxing informal workers for healthcare insurance in oil-exporting developing economies
To improve health coverage and revenue collection, several African countries consider tax-for-health-services programs where informal workers pay income tax for health insurance. We examine these programs in Nigeria, investigating whether informal workers support such initiatives, what parameters improve program perception, and what drives preferences about these parameters. Using a conjoint survey experiment with 12,000 informal workers across 1…
Business (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Public economics (3 works) · Taxation and Compliance Studies (3 works) · Finance (2 works) · Market economy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Accounting (1 works) · Agricultural risk and resilience (1 works)