Tax policies and informality in Tanzania
This study examines the relationship between tax policies and informality in Tanzania. Specifically, it analyses how changes in tax policies affect the behaviour of individuals in the labour market and how these changes impact the level of inequality and poverty in Tanzania. Tanzania’s informal economy, accounting for over 60% of employment and nearly 40% of […]
From land expansion to efficiency: Tanzania’s hope for sustainable rice production
Over the years, Tanzania has witnessed significant expansion in domestic rice production, making it the second most important food crop in the country. This Policy Brief proposes a number of policy measures to improve rice yields in Tanzania – to catch up with the global and regional production averages. READ ON…!
Deepening Tanzania’s Service Sector Integration into Global Value Chains
Tanzania’s national plans and policy recognise commercial services, but often focus on manufacturing and non-tradable sectors, overlooking “servicification” component of manufacturing, agriculture and other sectors. Services like design, logistics, finance, and IT are increasingly vital to goods competitiveness and value creation across global value chains (GVCs). This Policy Brief highlights more on that, READ ON…!
The role of the services economy and trade in economic structural transformation and development trajectory in Tanzania
This Research Report provides a comprehensive overview of Tanzania’s position in the global economy, including its level and changes, through the lens of Gross Value Chains (GVCs), with a focus on the service sector. Studying the Tanzanian experience is not only interesting for its policy implications, but also because Tanzania is representative of small, open […]
Harnessing Tanzania’s Services Trade for Structural Transformation
This Policy Brief presents key findings from a study that investigated the impact of changes in the composition of services and trade sub-sectors on economic growth and transformation in Tanzania. Specifically, it offers a picture of Tanzania’s services trade profile and analyse the contribution of services trade to GVCs through decomposition of value added in […]
Dynamics of Service Sector in Tanzania and its role in structural transformation
The service sector in Tanzania has become increasingly dominant in the country’s economic landscape, significantly contributing to GDP and offering potential avenues for inclusive and sustainable economic growth. This policy brief examines the evolution of the service sector, identifies key opportunities, and present econometric results on the drivers of the service sector expansion for the […]