Matthew Collin
Biographic Data
| ID | 6447387 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matthew Collin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matthew |
| FAMILY NAME | Collin |
| SIGNATURE | COLLIN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brookings Institution |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2820-8706 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Did Automatic Exchange of Information End Bank Secrecy? Evidence from Aggregate Administrative Data
This paper evaluates the scope and coverage of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), an international automatic exchange of information regime intended to eliminate bank secrecy and reduce cross-border tax evasion. We obtain new, aggregated CRS data from 26 countries, covering roughly 30% of the global amount reported by the OECD for the year 2022. We first show that cross-border financial wealth continues to be concentrated in tax havens. We then…
Property Tax Compliance in Tanzania
This paper reports the results of a text message campaign aimed at promoting tax compliance among landowners in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Landowners were randomly assigned to four groups designed to test different aspects of tax morale. They received a simple text message reminder to pay their tax (a test of salience), a message highlighting the connection between taxes and public services (reciprocity), a message communicating that people who did…
Are age-of-marriage laws enforced? Evidence from developing countries
Tribe or Title? The Effect of Coethnic Neighbors on the Demand for Formal Property Rights in a Tanzanian Slum
This paper examines the relationship between ethnic heterogeneity and the demand for formal land tenure in urban Tanzania. Using a unique census of two highly fractionalized unplanned settlements in Dar es Salaam, I show that households located near coethnics are significantly less likely to purchase a limited form of land tenure offered by the government. I attempt to address the issue of endogenous sorting by conditioning on a household’s choic…
Small price incentives increase women's access to land titles in Tanzania
Small price incentives increase women's access to land titles in Tanzania
Tribe or Title? The Effect of Coethnic Neighbors on the Demand for Formal Property Rights in a Tanzanian Slum
This paper examines the relationship between ethnic heterogeneity and the demand for formal land tenure in urban Tanzania. Using a unique census of two highly fractionalized unplanned settlements in Dar es Salaam, I show that households located near coethnics are significantly less likely to purchase a limited form of land tenure offered by the government. I attempt to address the issue of endogenous sorting by conditioning on a household’s choic…
Are age-of-marriage laws enforced? Evidence from developing countries
Small price incentives increase women's access to land titles in Tanzania
Tribe or Title? The Effect of Coethnic Neighbors on the Demand for Formal Property Rights in a Tanzanian Slum
This paper examines the relationship between ethnic heterogeneity and the demand for formal land tenure in urban Tanzania. Using a unique census of two highly fractionalized unplanned settlements in Dar es Salaam, I show that households located near coethnics are significantly less likely to purchase a limited form of land tenure offered by the government. I attempt to address the issue of endogenous sorting by conditioning on a household’s choic…
Are age-of-marriage laws enforced? Evidence from developing countries
Property Tax Compliance in Tanzania
This paper reports the results of a text message campaign aimed at promoting tax compliance among landowners in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Landowners were randomly assigned to four groups designed to test different aspects of tax morale. They received a simple text message reminder to pay their tax (a test of salience), a message highlighting the connection between taxes and public services (reciprocity), a message communicating that people who did…
Did Automatic Exchange of Information End Bank Secrecy? Evidence from Aggregate Administrative Data
This paper evaluates the scope and coverage of the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), an international automatic exchange of information regime intended to eliminate bank secrecy and reduce cross-border tax evasion. We obtain new, aggregated CRS data from 26 countries, covering roughly 30% of the global amount reported by the OECD for the year 2022. We first show that cross-border financial wealth continues to be concentrated in tax havens. We then…
Economics (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Socioeconomics (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Land Rights and Reforms (2 works) · Microeconomics (2 works) · Property (philosophy) (2 works) · Public economics (2 works)