Current Project

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

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

A large amount of literature has asked whether changes in messaging about taxation can lead to increased compliance. We explore this very policy relevant question, by looking at changes in messaging on property tax bills across a city-wide reform programme in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Researchers

Abou Bakarr Kamara

Abou Bakarr Kamara is a Country Economist for the International Growth Centre (IGC) Liberia and Sierra Leone. He is an economist with over 10 years experience in both research and policy.

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.

Kevin Grieco

Kevin Grieco is a PhD student in Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). In Sierra Leone, his research looks at electrification and the productive use of electricity, recruitment and incentive strategies for public employees, and tax reform in urban and rural settings

Julian Michel

Julian Michel is a PhD student in Comparative Politics at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). He has a range of research projects on topics such as taxation, migration, populism & democratic backsliding, and identity politics.
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