Estimating Border Tax Evasion in Mozambique

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  • Channing Arndt
  • Joao Ernesto Van Dunem
The relationship between border tax rates and evasion is examined for Mozambique using the methodology developed by Fisman and Wei (2004). We find that high tax rates are associated with high levels of under-reporting of import values and that tax rates have a strong and positive effect on tax evasion. Results also strongly confirm the presence of fraudulent classification of merchandise into lower taxed product categories. Finally, analysis of the revenue implications of lower trade taxes finds that the revenue curve is quite flat but remains upward sloping with respect to the tax rate when only evasion is considered.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Development Studies
Volume45
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)1010-1025
Number of pages16
ISSN0022-0388
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009

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