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Tanzi effect

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: economics, sciences

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Synonyms: Olivera-Tanzi effect

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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