Niccoló Meriggi

Niccoló Meriggi is a country economist for IGC (International Growth Centre) Sierra Leone. He has been working in Sierra Leone for three years, where he has been engaging and advising government on the implementation of development programmes, strategies to evaluate programme implementation, and the use of lessons learnt from these programmes.

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
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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Freetown just implemented a new property tax system that could quintuple revenue
May 2020|
Blog

Freetown just implemented a new property tax system that could quintuple revenue

by Wilson Prichard, Abou Bakarr Kamara & Niccoló Meriggi

In the next few weeks, residents of Freetown are expecting to receive new property tax bills…
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

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
Current Project

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

Wilson Prichard, Abou Bakar Kamara, Niccoló Meriggi & Graeme Stewart-Wilson
Completed Project

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

Wilson Prichard, Niccolo Meriggi, IGC, Julian Michel, UCLA & Kevin Grieco, UCLA
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