Fiscal Incentives for Conflict
Evidence from India's Red Corridor
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19038655 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jacob N Shapiro (0000-0002-7484-229X, Princeton University, corresponding author), Oliver Vanden Eynde (0000-0002-2396-1248, Paris School of Economics and CNRS) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 105 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 217-225 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Review of Economics and Statistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-6535 • E-ISSN: 1530-9142 |
| Publisher | The MIT Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1162/rest_a_01039 |
| OpenAlex | W3080245631 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 16 |
Can tax regimes shape the incentives to engage in armed conflict? Indian mining royalties benefit the states but are set by the central government. India's Maoist belt is mineral rich, and states are responsible for counterinsurgency operations. We exploit the introduction of a 10% ad valorem tax on iron ore that increased royalty collections of the affected states by a factor of 10. We find that the royalty hike was followed by a significant intensification of violence in districts with important iron ore deposits. The royalty increase was also followed by an increase in illegal mining activity in iron mines
Ad valorem tax · Business · Computer security · Economics · Economy · Exploit · Incentive · Market economy · Natural resource economics · Public economics · Tax reform · Corruption and Economic Development · Natural Resources and Economic Development · Political Conflict and Governance
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Endogenous Taxation in Ongoing Internal Conflict
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |