J
Joana Naritomi
Researcher at London School of Economics and Political Science
Publications - 16
Citations - 608
Joana Naritomi is an academic researcher from London School of Economics and Political Science. The author has contributed to research in topics: Colonialism & Tax revenue. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 15 publications receiving 478 citations. Previous affiliations of Joana Naritomi include Harvard University & World Bank.
Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Institutional development and colonial heritage within Brazil
TL;DR: The authors analyzes the determinants of local institutions in Brazil and finds that institutional quality and distribution of land are partly inherited from the colonial histories experienced by different areas of the country, and that the colonial episodes are correlated with lower provision of public goods.
Posted Content
Consumers as Tax Auditors
TL;DR: In this article, the enforcement effect of an increased availability of third-party information, and sheds light on how governments can harness this information despite collusion opportunities, is investigated, and the role of the value of rewards in improving enforcement is investigated.
Book ChapterDOI
Understanding High Crime Rates in Latin America: The Role of Social and Policy Factors
Rodrigo R. Soares,Joana Naritomi +1 more
TL;DR: The Economics of Crime: Lessons for and from Latin America Volume 7, 2010 as mentioned in this paper, by Rafael Di Tella, Sebastian Edwards, and Ernesto Schargrodsky.
Journal ArticleDOI
Consumers as Tax Auditors
TL;DR: In this paper, an anti-tax evasion program that rewards consumers for ensuring that firms report sales and establishes a verification system to aid whistle-blowing consumers in Sao Paulo, Brazil (Nota Fiscal Paulista).
ReportDOI
Rent Seeking and the Unveiling of 'De Facto' Institutions: Development and Colonial Heritage within Brazil
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the role of rent-seeking episodes in colonial Brazil as determinants of the quality of current local institutions, and argue that this variation reveals a de facto dimension of institutional quality.