tanzi effect

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What does tanzi effect mean?

A phenomenon in which a period of high inflation in a country which results in a decline in the volume of tax collection and a deterioration of real tax proceeds being collected by the government of that country.

Where does tanzi effect come from?

Named after Italian economist Vito Tanzi who explained the effect in 1977.

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