dc.contributor.author | Ali, Merima | |
dc.contributor.author | Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-06-20T16:37:09Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-06-01 | |
dc.identifier | oai:www.cmi.no:8461 | |
dc.identifier.citation | in Journal of Institutional Economics vol. 19 no. 3 pp. 379-400 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1744-1382 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1744-1382 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1744-1382 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3072342 | |
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. | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation | Journal of Institutional Economics | |
dc.relation | 3 | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of Institutional Economics | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of Institutional Economics vol. 19 no. 3 | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of Institutional Economics vol. 19 no. 3 | |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Journal of Institutional Economics vol. 19 no. 3 | |
dc.relation.uri | https://www.cmi.no/publications/8461-pre-colonial-centralization-and-tax-compliance-norms-in-contemporary-uganda | |
dc.subject | Tax Compliance | |
dc.subject | Pre-Colonial Centralization | |
dc.subject | Uganda | |
dc.title | Pre-colonial centralization and tax compliance norms in contemporary Uganda | |
dc.type | Journal article | |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S174413742200042X | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S174413742200042X | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S174413742200042X | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 2158288 | |