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Tanzi effect

Tanzi effect noun: 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.

Noun

Tanzi effect (plural Tanzi effects)

  1. 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.

Synonyms of Tanzi effect

Forms of Tanzi effect

pluralTanzi effects

Origin of Tanzi effect

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

Questions about Tanzi effect

What does Tanzi effect mean?
Tanzi effect means 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.
What part of speech is Tanzi effect?
Tanzi effect is a noun.
What is the plural of Tanzi effect?
The plural of Tanzi effect is Tanzi effects.

Words near Tanzi effect in the dictionary

  1. tanzebs
  2. Tanzer
  3. Tanzers
  4. Tanzhaus
  5. Tanzi
  6. Tanzi effect
  7. Tanzi effects
  8. tanzib
  9. tanzibs
  10. tanzies
  11. Tanzimat

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