Pre-colonial centralization and tax compliance norms in contemporary Uganda
| dc.contributor.author | Ali, Merima | |
| dc.contributor.author | Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-11-04T10:53:45Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-11-04T10:53:45Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The paper examines the legacy of pre-colonial centralization on tax compliance norms of citizens in contemporary Uganda. Using a regression discontinuity analysis on neighboring ethnic homelands with different levels of pre-colonial centralization, we find that pre-colonial centralization is correlated with stronger norm for tax compliance. The result is explained by the legacy of location-specific capacity of centralized states in upholding authority and a strong social cohesion exhibited through higher interpersonal trust but not through trust in public institutions. | en_US |
| dc.description.department | Economics | en_US |
| dc.description.librarian | am2024 | en_US |
| dc.description.sdg | SDG-01:No poverty | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-institutional-economics | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Ali, M. & Fjeldstad, O.-H. 2023, Pre-colonial centralization and tax compliance norms in contemporary Uganda', Journal of Institutional Economics, vol. 19, pp. 379-400. https://DOI.org/10.1017/S174413742200042X. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1744-1374 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1744-1382 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.1017/S174413742200042X | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/98908 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | en_US |
| dc.rights | © UNU-WIDER, 2023. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike IGO licence. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pre-colonial centralization | en_US |
| dc.subject | Tax compliance | en_US |
| dc.subject | Uganda | en_US |
| dc.subject | SDG-01: No poverty | en_US |
| dc.title | Pre-colonial centralization and tax compliance norms in contemporary Uganda | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |