Kevin Grieco

Kevin Grieco is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Local Government Revenue Initiative. He completed his PhD in Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles in 2024. He studies how low-capacity governments raise taxes and enforce policies. His current work focuses on fiscal capacity and traditional political institutions in Sierra Leone, collects original quantitative and qualitative data, uses field experiments to answer causal questions, and involves collaborations with local government and civil society partners.

Publications

Working Paper

Participation, Legitimacy and Fiscal Capacity in Weak States: Evidence from Participatory Budgeting

June 2025
Kevin Grieco, Abou Bakarr Kamara, Niccoló Meriggi, Julian Michel & Wilson Prichard
Research in Brief

Building Fiscal Capacity with Traditional Political Institutions: Experimental and Qualitative Evidence from Sierra Leone

July 2024
Kevin Grieco
Working Paper

Building Fiscal Capacity with Traditional Political Institutions: Experimental and Qualitative Evidence from Sierra Leone

May 2024
Kevin Grieco
Working Paper

Can Rural Property Tax Generate Revenue? A Simple Accounting Exercise in Sierra Leone

March 2024
Kevin Grieco
Policy Brief

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

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

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November 2019|
Blog

Can property tax valuation in Africa be simplified? Lessons from a pilot project in Freetown, Sierra Leone

by Wilson Prichard, Kevin Grieco, Abou Bakarr Kamara, Niccoló Meriggi, Julian Michel & Graeme Stewart-Wilson

Across sub-Saharan Africa, ineffective property valuation presents a serious hurdle to strengthening local property taxes. Between…

Research Projects

Completed Project

Traditional Leaders, Taxation, and Statebuilding in Sierra Leone
Current Project

Mapping Property Tax Compliance in Freetown, Sierra Leone

Wilson Prichard, Abou Bakarr Kamara, Niccoló Meriggi, Kevin Grieco & Julian Michel
Current Project

Tax Messaging and Compliance Behavior: Does Varying Messaging on Tax Bills Influence Compliance?

Abou Bakar Kamara, Niccolo Meriggi, Kevin Grieco & Julian Michel
Current Project

Participatory Budgeting and Tax Compliance in a Weak State: Evidence from Sierra Leone

Abou Bakar Kamara, Niccoló Meriggi, Kevin Grieco & Julian Michel
Current Project

Does the Expansion of Tax Demands Lead to Greater Political Engagement and Demands for Accountability? Evidence from a Property Tax Reform in Sierra Leone

Wilson Prichard, Abou Bakar Kamara, Niccoló Meriggi, Kevin Grieco & Julian Michel
Completed Project

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

Kevin Grieco
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