Essays about: "Noora Kovalainen"

Found 2 essays containing the words Noora Kovalainen.

1. 1. The Effects of Aid on Fiscal Capacity: An econometric analysis on African countries (1960-2015)

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Noora Kovalainen; [2023]
   Keywords : State Capacity; Fiscal capacity; Aid; Africa; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Low tax revenues in many African countries are hindering sustained economic development and aid could have an inhibiting effect on the development of fiscal capacity. This paper will use newly published high-quality data on tax revenues to dive deeper into the effects of aid on hard-to-collect taxes in Africa between 1960-2015. READ MORE

3. 2. Allocation of Public Education Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean Explaining Differences in Efficiency

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Noora Kovalainen; [2021]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have lagged behind in educational outcomes despite having on par levels of education spending given their level of development. This suggests that LAC suffers from poor efficiency of education spending which could be due to the high level of public investment in tertiary education. READ MORE