Institute of Development Studies Research Repository: Recent submissions
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School Education in Bangladesh: Post-Pandemic Resilience and Sustainability
(Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) Bangladesh, 2024-03)CAMPE is happy to announce the publication of its 21st Education Watch Report titled “School Education in Bangladesh: Post-Pandemic Resilience and Sustainability”. This 2023 Study has diligently examined the consequences ... -
COVID-19 Learning Learning Loss and Reocvery in Primary and Secondary Schools in Bangladesh
(CAMPE Bangladesh, 2024)This policy brief has taken into account the circumstances surrounding learning setbacks in the Bangladeshi school system caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as recognized in various national and international reports, including ... -
The E-levy and Merchant Payment Exemption in Ghana
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-05)Mobile money-enabled digital merchant payments have significant promise for enhancing tax compliance in lowincome countries, and addressing persistent challenges. First, digital merchant payments offered by mobile ... -
Pathways Into the Tax Net: Better Ways to Register African Taxpayers
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-05)A good system for registering taxpayers is central for effective revenue collection. This is especially true for three taxes that account for the majority of revenue collected in most countries – corporate income tax, ... -
How Will Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) Influence Tax Administration in Developing Countries?
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-05)This paper explores the potential benefits and risks to tax administrations of implementing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), a digital version of national currencies that is gaining momentum worldwide. It outlines ... -
Building Fiscal Capacity with Traditional Political Institutions: Experimental and Qualitative Evidence from Sierra Leone
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-05)How can weak states build fiscal capacity? I argue that governments in weak states can build fiscal capacity by collaborating with non-state, traditional political institutions (TPIs). Using a mix of experimental and ... -
Taxation Policies, Processes, and Performances of Mobile Money Providers in Côte d’Ivoire
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-05)This policy brief examines the effects of cumulative, specific 7.2 per cent taxes on mobile money (MM) service providers in Côte d’Ivoire. It assesses the unique tax framework, which deviates from the consumer-centric trend ... -
Pathways into the Tax Net: Better Ways to Register African Taxpayers
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-05)Systems for registering taxpayers in sub-Saharan Africa are often poorly designed and managed. There are three characteristic problems: the process of registering new taxpayers is not sufficiently targeted on the people ... -
The Political Economy of Refugee Integration Policies
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-03)This rapid evidence review explores the political economy factors influencing refugee integration policies in low- and middle-income countries. It highlights the complex interplay of economic, political, and international ... -
Driving Innovation: Advancing Healthcare through Digital Transformations in Bangladesh
(BRAC University, 2024)Digital health platforms hold immense potential to improve the delivery of high-quality healthcare to individuals. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated an exponential growth in the use of various digital health platforms. ... -
Technology Evolution and Tax Compliance: Evidence from Rwanda
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-05)Data on economic transactions is crucial for tax administrations to be able to enforce tax compliance, and technology can be key to obtaining information. In the last decade, African tax administrations have increasingly ... -
Poverty and Wellbeing in Zambia: Pandemic Update
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-05-15)This study attempts to provide a descriptive assessment of the reasons behind the increase in poverty witnessed in Zambia between 2015 and 2022. Although poverty in Zambia is more pronounced in rural than urban areas, the ... -
Qualitative Analysis of 400 Life Stories from Children and Young People Working in the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Nepal
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-05-28)CLARISSA (Child Labour: Action-Research-Innovation in South and South‑Eastern Asia) is a large-scale research programme on the worst forms of child labour. It aims to identify, evidence, and promote effective multi‑stakeholder ... -
Not-So-Freeway: Informal Highway Taxation and Armed Groups in North-East India
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-05)What are the implications of non-state armed group taxation on the business environment and conflict dynamics? Various non-state armed groups collect ‘tax’ along arterial roads in north-east India – of different types and ... -
Recovery with Distress: Unpacking COVID-19 Impact on Livelihoods and Poverty in Rural Areas and Urban Low-Income Settlements of Bangladesh
(Oxford University Press, 2024-04)The social and economic impact of COVID-19 has been deep, wide-ranging, and multidimensional. While anecdotal evidence of distress among the poor, particularly those with informal occupations, has been widespread, effective ... -
Grievance Redress Mechanisms in the Health Sector
(Institute of Development Studies, 2023-03)This research stemmed from learning and changes that occurred in the intervention trategy and budget of the POTENCIAR programme. In consultations and meetings between the Programme Management Unit (UGP) and various actors ... -
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Effective Digital Health Platform for Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights (SRHR) Services: A Mixed-methods Approach to Understanding User Experiences, Needs, and Rights in Bangladesh
(BRAC School of Public Health, 2023-12-04)In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bangladesh witnessed an enormous rise in digital health adoption, demonstrating a step towards digitalization. However, this transition unveiled a significant concern: the susceptibility ... -
Impact of Election Support Interventions to Prevent Violent Political Instability, Conflict or Atrocities
(Institute of Development Studies, 2024-02)This review examines the impact of electoral support interventions in preventing election-related violent political instability, conflict, and atrocities. Key findings indicate that security sector engagement and strengthening ...