Conference Agenda
Overview and details of the sessions of this conference.
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If not stated otherwise, the discussant is the following speaker, with the first speaker being the discussant of the last paper. The last speaker of each session is the session chair.
Presenters should speak for no more than 20 minutes, and discussants should limit their remarks to no more than 5 minutes. The remaining time should be reserved for audience questions and the presenter’s responses. We suggest following these guidelines also in the (less common) 3-paper sessions in a 2-hour slot, to allow participants to move between sessions. Discussants are encouraged to avoid summarizing the paper. By focusing on a few questions and comments, the discussants can help start a broader discussion with the audience.
Only registered participants can attend this conference. Further information available on the congress website https://www.usiu.ac.ke/iipf/ .
Venue address: United States International University Africa, USIU Road, Off Thika Road (Exit 7, Kenya), P.O. Box 14634, 00800 Nairobi, Kenya
Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 26th Nov 2025, 02:27:10am EAT
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Session Overview |
| Date: Wednesday, 20/Aug/2025 | |
| 8:00am - 9:00am | Registration desk opens |
| 9:00am - 9:30am | Opening Location: Main Auditorium |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | Plenary I: Keynote Ravi Kanbur (Cornell University): "New Developments in the Theory and Practice of Targeting for Poverty Reduction" Location: Main Auditorium Session Chair: Jennifer Nyakinya, NIERA |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Coffee Break I Location: SHSS Rooftop |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A01: Tax Audit Location: SS4 Session Chair: Jukka Pirttila, University of Helsinki Discussant 1: Giovanni Occhiali, Institute of Development Studies Discussant 2: Zehra Farooq, Tulane University Discussant 3: Jukka Pirttila, University of Helsinki Discussant 4: Keshav Choudhary, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A02: Corporate Income Tax Reforms Location: SS5 Session Chair: Shafik Hebous, International Monetary Fund IMF Discussant 1: Lucía Contreras, University of Manchester Discussant 2: Biniyam Gezahegn Worku, University College Dublin Discussant 3: Shafik Hebous, International Monetary Fund IMF Discussant 4: Kristoffer Berg, University of Cambridge |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A03: Subnational Public Finance Location: SS6 Session Chair: Thiess Buettner, FAU Discussant 1: Oliver Märtz, German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer Discussant 2: Renjith PS, Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT) Discussant 3: Thiess Buettner, FAU Discussant 4: Alessandro Sovera, Tampere University |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A04: Intergenerational Wealth Transmission Location: SS7 Session Chair: Isabel Martínez, KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A05: Public Infrastructure Location: SS8 Session Chair: Rafael Serrano-Quintero, University of Barcelona Discussant 1: Divya Kannan K R, Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation Discussant 2: Rafael Serrano-Quintero, University of Barcelona Discussant 3: Vincent Leyaro, University of Dar es Salaam |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A06: Portfolio Choice and Invesment Plans Location: SS9 Session Chair: Francesca Parodi, University of Milan Discussant 1: Maik Sattelmaier, University of Mannheim Discussant 2: Sk Md Azharuddin, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP) Discussant 3: Francesca Parodi, University of Milan Discussant 4: Raphael Abiry, Bank of England |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A08: Subsidies Location: SS11 Session Chair: Sonia Laszlo, McGill University Discussant 1: Nikolai Stähler, Deutsche Bundesbank Discussant 2: Abhijeet Singh, Stockholm School of Economics Discussant 3: Sonia Laszlo, McGill University Discussant 4: Anastasia Terskaya, University of Barcelona, IEB |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A09: Labor Supply and Impacts of Job Loss Location: SS12 Session Chair: François Gerard, University College London Discussant 1: Davud Rostam-Afschar, University of Mannheim Discussant 2: Gabriel Leite Mariante, London School of Economics Discussant 3: François Gerard, University College London Discussant 4: Nicholas Lacoste, Tulane University |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A10: Fiscal Policy in Africa Location: SS13 Session Chair: Matthew Amalitinga Abagna, Tax Justice Network Discussant 1: Adama Ouedraogo, University of Clermont Auvergne Discussant 2: Jesse Joonas Juhani Lastunen, UNU-WIDER Discussant 3: Matthew Amalitinga Abagna, Tax Justice Network Discussant 4: Kefa Maunda Simiyu, Economics Scholar/ University of Nairobi/ KESA |
| 1:00pm - 2:15pm | Lunch I Location: SHSS Rooftop |
| 1:00pm - 2:15pm | Panel I: Panel discussion on the topic “How to Build Successful Research Collaborations with Government Agencies” Location: SHSS Rooftop Chair: • Miguel Almunia (CUNEF Spain) Panelists: • Rema Hanna (Harvard, US) • Benard Kipyegon Kirui (Privatization Commission, Kenya) • Laban Simbeye (Zambia Revenue Authority) |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B01: Property Values and Mobility Location: SS4 Session Chair: Georg Thunecke, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance Discussant 1: David Jia-Hui Streich, Catholic University Eichstaett-Ingolstadt Discussant 2: Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal, Universitat de Barcelona Discussant 3: Georg Thunecke, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance Discussant 4: Greta Giulietta Fredriksson, Uppsala University |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B02: Minimum Corporate Tax and Firm Behavior Location: SS5 Session Chair: Jakob Miethe, University of Munich Discussant 1: Dave Goyvaerts, Ghent University Discussant 2: Camille Semelet, ifo institute Discussant 3: Jakob Miethe, University of Munich Discussant 4: Tomas Boukal, Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B03: Migration Location: SS6 Session Chair: Panu Poutvaara, ifo Institute and University of Munich Discussant 1: Yogam Kom Tchokni, DIW - German Institut for Economic Research Discussant 2: Luciana M. Galeano, University of Michigan Discussant 3: Panu Poutvaara, ifo Institute and University of Munich Discussant 4: Jan Gromadzki, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B04: Taxing Business Owners Location: SS7 Session Chair: Wojciech Kopczuk, Columbia University Discussant 1: David Gstrein, ifo Institute & LMU Munich Discussant 2: Miko Tapio Ensio Hallikainen, Tampere University Discussant 3: Wojciech Kopczuk, Columbia University Discussant 4: Dirk Foremny, Universitat de Barcelona / IEB |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B05: Inheritance Taxation and Intergenerational Mobility Location: SS8 Session Chair: Philipp Doerrenberg, University of Mannheim Discussant 1: Laurence O'Brien, Institute for Fiscal Studies Discussant 2: Arttu Johannes Kauhanen, University of Helsinki Discussant 3: Philipp Doerrenberg, University of Mannheim Discussant 4: Pascal Zamorski, ifo Institut & LMU Munich |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B06: Pension Reforms Location: SS9 Session Chair: Kathleen McKiernan, Vanderbilt University Discussant 1: Juan Rios, PUC Rio de Janeiro Discussant 2: Qquillaccori García López, Norwegian School of Economics Discussant 3: Kathleen McKiernan, Vanderbilt University Discussant 4: Heidi Karjalainen, Institute for Fiscal Studies |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B07: Behavioral Responses to Personal Income Taxation Location: SS10 Session Chair: Andreas Peichl, ifo Institute & LMU Discussant 1: Reetta Varjonen-Ollus, University of Helsinki Discussant 2: David Garces Urzainqui, University of Copenhagen Discussant 3: Andreas Peichl, ifo Institute & LMU Discussant 4: Jacob E Bastian, rutgers university |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B08: Informality Location: SS11 Session Chair: Anne Brockmeyer, World Bank Discussant 1: Luciano Greco, University of Padua Discussant 2: Kwabena Adu-Ababio, UNU-WIDER Discussant 3: Anne Brockmeyer, World Bank Discussant 4: Maximiliano Lauletta, Federal Reserve Board |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B09: Microsimulation and Benefits Location: SS12 Session Chair: Snorre Skagseth, Statistics Norway Discussant 1: Takeshi Miyazaki, Kyushu University Discussant 2: Snorre Skagseth, Statistics Norway Discussant 3: Timo Meiendresch, Fraunhofer FIT |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B10: Cross-Border Trade Location: SS13 Session Chair: Nora Strecker, University College Dublin Discussant 1: Abiodun Adewale Adegboye, West African Tax Administration Forum Discussant 2: Nikolai Stähler, Deutsche Bundesbank Discussant 3: Nora Strecker, University College Dublin Discussant 4: Mehmet Serkan Tosun, University of Nevada, Reno |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B11: Transfer Pricing and Thin-Cap Rules Location: SS14 Session Chair: Dr. Andreas Oestreicher, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Discussant 1: Julia Spix, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research Discussant 2: Dr. Andreas Oestreicher, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Discussant 3: Simon Loretz, Austrian Institute of Economic Resarch |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B12: Tax Morale and Governance Location: SS15 Session Chair: Abdul Malik Iddrisu, Institute for Fiscal Studies Discussant 1: Guylaine Nouwoue N D Epse Tchakounte, University of Exeter Discussant 2: Abdulfatai Adekunle Adedeji, Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa (CSEA) Discussant 3: Abdul Malik Iddrisu, Institute for Fiscal Studies Discussant 4: Nomonde Tshabalala, Nelson Mandela University |
| 4:15pm - 4:45pm | Coffee Break II Location: SHSS Rooftop |
| 4:45pm - 5:45pm | Plenary II: Keynote Rema Hanna (Harvard University): "Strengthening State Capacity Through Research Engagements" Location: Main Auditorium Session Chair: François Gerard, University College London |
| 5:45pm - 6:45pm | General Assembly of Members Location: Main Auditorium |
| 6:45pm - 7:15pm | shuttle to reception: transport shuttle for participants, start at USIU |
| 7:15pm - 9:00pm | Social Program I: Welcome Reception Location: Safari Park Hotel |