Sacha Dray

Fellow - Visitor

Expertise: public economics, political economy, development economics

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s.s.dray@lse.ac.uk

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Latest

IFS/STICERD/UCL Development Work in Progress Seminar & IFS/STICERD/UCL Development Work in Progress Seminar

Fiscal Capacity and Public Spending: Historical Evidence from U.S. Cities

04 November 2021

Sacha Dray (Department of Economics, LSE)

This paper explores the importance of sources of revenue for local public spending. Using newly collected data on municipal finances for more than 300 U.S. cities over 1910-1936, I leverage information on revenue flow fr... Read more...

Blog

Free media help combat the spread of Covid-19

22 July 2020

Timothy Besley and Sacha Dray

What is the best response to combat the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic? Although some success stories and key lessons are emerging (early response, large-scale testing, effective containment), countries have adopted a s... Read more...

STICERD Work in Progress Seminars

What makes tax reforms successful? Evidence from 100 years of tax experimentations in the US

06 March 2020

Sacha Dray (Department of Economics, LSE)

STICERD Work in Progress Seminars

Motivating bureaucrats: Historical evidence on the impact of monetary incentives for tax inspectors

24 May 2019

Sacha Dray (Department of Economics, LSE)

Reducing tax evasion is a key priority for many governments, particularly in developing countries. A growing literature has focused on the availability of third-party information as a critical factor to improve tax enfor... Read more...