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Our work in Sierra Leone

Working Paper

Strengthening Tax-Accountability Links: Fiscal Transparency and Taxpayer Engagement in Ghana and Sierra Leone

November 2020
Vanessa van den Boogaard, Wilson Prichard, Rachel Beach, Fariya Mohiuddin

Factsheet

Tobacco Taxation in Sierra Leone

May 2020
Kirsten van der Zee

Policy Brief

Simplifying Property Tax Administration in Africa: Piloting a Points-Based Valuation in Freetown, Sierra Leone

October 2019
Kevin Grieco, Abou Bakarr Kamara, Niccoló Meriggi, Julian Michel, Wilson Prichard, Graeme Stewart-Wilson

Research in Brief

Gender and the Formal and Informal Systems of Local Public Finance in Sierra Leone

January 2019
Vanessa van den Boogaard

Working Paper

Gender and the Formal and Informal Systems of Local Public Finance in Sierra Leone

November 2018
Vanessa van den Boogaard

Journal Article

Informal Taxation in Sierra Leone: Magnitudes, Perceptions and Implications

October 2018
Vanessa van den Boogaard, Wilson Prichard, Samuel Jibao

Journal Article

Norms, Networks, Power and Control: Understanding Informal Payments and Brokerage in Cross-Border Trade in Sierra Leone

August 2018
Vanessa van den Boogaard, Wilson Prichard, Samuel Jibao

Research in Brief

Norms, Networks, Power, and Control: Understanding Informal Payments and Brokerage in Crossborder Trade in Sierra Leone

June 2018
Vanessa van den Boogaard, Wilson Prichard, Samuel Jibao
Strengthening subnational taxation within the Financing for Development agenda
28 January 2025

Strengthening subnational taxation within the Financing for Development agenda

Wilson Prichard
Wilson Prichard argues that property taxes, as the backbone of local government finances, should be explicitly included in the Financing…
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Does Information about Public Services Boost Tax Compliance? I conducted an experiment in Freetown to find out
1 November 2024

Does Information about Public Services Boost Tax Compliance? I conducted an experiment in Freetown to find out

Laura Montenbruck

This research was conducted alongside the ICTD/LoGRI-led initiative to implement comprehensive property tax reforms in Freetown, Sierra Leone. This reform…

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In search of equality: Can taxes be good advocates?
27 March 2024

In search of equality: Can taxes be good advocates?

Sripriya Iyengar Srivatsa

Over the last two years, I have been travelling to Ethiopia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone to collect qualitative evidence for…

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Helping Politicians to Break Bad Tax Habits
11 July 2023

Helping Politicians to Break Bad Tax Habits

Mick Moore

Politicians have many bad tax habits. These include using tax inspections to punish political opponents; ensuring that their friends and…

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Is the Inclusive Framework tax deal in the interests of lower-income countries?
28 February 2022

Is the Inclusive Framework tax deal in the interests of lower-income countries?

Didier Jacobs

Last October, 137 of the 140 jurisdictions that are members of the Inclusive Framework reached a high-level agreement on the…

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Pandora's box is open: What should lower-income countries do to tax the wealthy now?
28 October 2021

Pandora’s box is open: What should lower-income countries do to tax the wealthy now?

Rhiannon McCluskey, Giulia Mascagni

The recent Pandora Papers leak has exposed yet again the scandal of how the world’s rich and powerful hide their…

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Dr Jibao underscores value of collaborative research in video interview
1 March 2024

Dr Jibao underscores value of collaborative research in video interview

Samuel Jibao
Dr Samuel Jibao, director of the Centre for Economic Research and Capacity Building in Sierra Leone and long-time partner of…
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Rethinking mass tax registration campaigns: challenges and solutions
15 November 2023

Rethinking mass tax registration campaigns: challenges and solutions

Taxpayer registration has been a primary concern for revenue administrations. While these bodies have recently been investing significant efforts into…

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First tax conference in Sierra Leone hailed a success
2 February 2023

First tax conference in Sierra Leone hailed a success

On December 7th and 8th, over 100 policymakers, researchers, members of civil society, and other stakeholders gathered at the Radisson…
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Researchers and policymakers to discuss tax collection for Sierra Leone’s development
5 December 2022

Researchers and policymakers to discuss tax collection for Sierra Leone’s development

On December 7th and 8th, over 100 policymakers, researchers, members of civil society, and other stakeholders will gather at the…
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New interactive site on taxing tobacco in West Africa
31 May 2022

New interactive site on taxing tobacco in West Africa

Did you know cigarettes have actually become more affordable in Africa over the last four years? Find out how tobacco…
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Recruiting a Technical Lead for the Local Government Revenue Initiative
6 April 2022

Recruiting a Technical Lead for the Local Government Revenue Initiative

The Local Government Revenue Initiative (LoGRI) is recruiting a Technical Lead. The lead technical expert within the LoGRI team will…

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Completed

The Political Economy of Property Tax Reform in Freetown, Sierra Leone: Lessons from an Innovative Reform Programme

Start date: 12/10/2022

Completed

Can Traditional Political Institutions Help the State Raise Taxes? Experimental Evidence from Sierra Leone

Start date: 01/09/2022

Completed

Can rural property taxation generate revenue? Measuring costs and potential revenue in Sierra Leone

Start date: 22/02/2021

Current

Revenue shortfalls from domestic and trade taxes in the wake of COVID: evidence from Eswatini, Rwanda, Uganda, Sierra Leone and South Africa

Start date: 04/05/2020

Current

Tobacco tax reform in West Africa

Start date: 22/10/2018

Current

Compliance, Accountability and the Social Contract: Studying the Impacts of Property Tax Reform in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Start date: 25/11/2019

Completed

Rethinking Tax Morale

Start date: 05/07/2019

Completed

Learning from Successful Reform in Sierra Leone

Start date: 01/06/2019
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