199. How trade economists busted corruption at the port

Trade Talks | PIIE by Peterson Institute for International Economics

Dec 10, 202337:12News & Politics

When customs officials in Madagascar cheated their country out of tax revenues, economists caught them. But the fight is not over yet.

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