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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: 9th Oct 2025, 03:34:28am EAT
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Opening Location: Main Auditorium
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
Coffee Break I Location: SHSS Rooftop
A01: Tax Audit Location: SS4 Session Chair: Jukka Pirttila , University of HelsinkiDiscussant 1: Giovanni Occhiali , Institute of Development StudiesDiscussant 2: Zehra Farooq , Tulane UniversityDiscussant 3: Jukka Pirttila , University of HelsinkiDiscussant 4: Keshav Choudhary , Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance
A02: Corporate Income Tax Reforms Location: SS5 Session Chair: Shafik Hebous , International Monetary Fund IMFDiscussant 1: Lucía Contreras , University of ManchesterDiscussant 2: Biniyam Gezahegn Worku , University College DublinDiscussant 3: Shafik Hebous , International Monetary Fund IMFDiscussant 4: Kristoffer Berg , University of Cambridge
A03: Subnational Public Finance Location: SS6 Session Chair: Thiess Buettner , FAUDiscussant 1: Oliver Märtz , German University of Administrative Sciences SpeyerDiscussant 2: Renjith PS , Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT)Discussant 3: Thiess Buettner , FAUDiscussant 4: Alessandro Sovera , Tampere University
A04: Intergenerational Wealth Transmission Location: SS7 Session Chair: Isabel Martínez , KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich
A05: Public Infrastructure Location: SS8 Session Chair: Rafael Serrano-Quintero , University of BarcelonaDiscussant 1: Divya Kannan K R , Gulati Institute of Finance and TaxationDiscussant 2: Rafael Serrano-Quintero , University of BarcelonaDiscussant 3: Vincent Leyaro , University of Dar es Salaam
A06: Portfolio Choice and Invesment Plans Location: SS9 Session Chair: Francesca Parodi , University of MilanDiscussant 1: Maik Sattelmaier , University of MannheimDiscussant 2: Sk Md Azharuddin , National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)Discussant 3: Francesca Parodi , University of MilanDiscussant 4: Raphael Abiry , Bank of England
A08: Subsidies Location: SS11 Session Chair: Sonia Laszlo , McGill UniversityDiscussant 1: Nikolai Stähler , Deutsche BundesbankDiscussant 2: Abhijeet Singh , Stockholm School of EconomicsDiscussant 3: Sonia Laszlo , McGill UniversityDiscussant 4: Anastasia Terskaya , University of Barcelona, IEB
A09: Labor Supply and Impacts of Job Loss Location: SS12 Session Chair: François Gerard , University College LondonDiscussant 1: Davud Rostam-Afschar , University of MannheimDiscussant 2: Gabriel Leite Mariante , London School of EconomicsDiscussant 3: François Gerard , University College LondonDiscussant 4: Nicholas Lacoste , Tulane University
A10: Fiscal Policy in Africa Location: SS13 Session Chair: Matthew Amalitinga Abagna , Tax Justice NetworkDiscussant 1: Adama Ouedraogo , University of Clermont AuvergneDiscussant 2: Jesse Joonas Juhani Lastunen , UNU-WIDERDiscussant 3: Matthew Amalitinga Abagna , Tax Justice NetworkDiscussant 4: Kefa Maunda Simiyu , Economics Scholar/ University of Nairobi/ KESA
Lunch I Location: SHSS Rooftop
Panel I: Panel discussion on the topic “How to Build Successful Research Collaborations with Government Agencies” Location: SHSS Rooftop Chair:
B01: Property Values and Mobility Location: SS4 Session Chair: Georg Thunecke , Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public FinanceDiscussant 1: David Jia-Hui Streich , Catholic University Eichstaett-IngolstadtDiscussant 2: Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal , Universitat de BarcelonaDiscussant 3: Georg Thunecke , Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public FinanceDiscussant 4: Greta Giulietta Fredriksson , Uppsala University
B02: Minimum Corporate Tax and Firm Behavior Location: SS5 Session Chair: Jakob Miethe , University of MunichDiscussant 1: Dave Goyvaerts , Ghent UniversityDiscussant 2: Camille Semelet , ifo instituteDiscussant 3: Jakob Miethe , University of MunichDiscussant 4: Tomas Boukal , Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences
B03: Migration Location: SS6 Session Chair: Panu Poutvaara , ifo Institute and University of MunichDiscussant 1: Yogam Kom Tchokni , DIW - German Institut for Economic ResearchDiscussant 2: Luciana M. Galeano , University of MichiganDiscussant 3: Panu Poutvaara , ifo Institute and University of MunichDiscussant 4: Jan Gromadzki , Vienna University of Economics and Business
B04: Taxing Business Owners Location: SS7 Session Chair: Wojciech Kopczuk , Columbia UniversityDiscussant 1: David Gstrein , ifo Institute & LMU MunichDiscussant 2: Miko Tapio Ensio Hallikainen , Tampere UniversityDiscussant 3: Wojciech Kopczuk , Columbia UniversityDiscussant 4: Dirk Foremny , Universitat de Barcelona / IEB
B05: Inheritance Taxation and Intergenerational Mobility Location: SS8 Session Chair: Philipp Doerrenberg , University of MannheimDiscussant 1: Laurence O'Brien , Institute for Fiscal StudiesDiscussant 2: Arttu Johannes Kauhanen , University of HelsinkiDiscussant 3: Philipp Doerrenberg , University of MannheimDiscussant 4: Pascal Zamorski , ifo Institut & LMU Munich
B06: Pension Reforms Location: SS9 Session Chair: Kathleen McKiernan , Vanderbilt UniversityDiscussant 1: Juan Rios , PUC Rio de JaneiroDiscussant 2: Qquillaccori García López , Norwegian School of EconomicsDiscussant 3: Kathleen McKiernan , Vanderbilt UniversityDiscussant 4: Heidi Karjalainen , Institute for Fiscal Studies
B07: Behavioral Responses to Personal Income Taxation Location: SS10 Session Chair: Andreas Peichl , ifo Institute & LMUDiscussant 1: Reetta Varjonen-Ollus , University of HelsinkiDiscussant 2: David Garces Urzainqui , University of CopenhagenDiscussant 3: Andreas Peichl , ifo Institute & LMUDiscussant 4: Jacob E Bastian , rutgers university
B08: Informality Location: SS11 Session Chair: Anne Brockmeyer , World BankDiscussant 1: Luciano Greco , University of PaduaDiscussant 2: Kwabena Adu-Ababio , UNU-WIDERDiscussant 3: Anne Brockmeyer , World BankDiscussant 4: Maximiliano Lauletta , Federal Reserve Board
B09: Microsimulation and Benefits Location: SS12 Session Chair: Snorre Skagseth , Statistics NorwayDiscussant 1: Takeshi Miyazaki , Kyushu UniversityDiscussant 2: Snorre Skagseth , Statistics NorwayDiscussant 3: Timo Meiendresch , Fraunhofer FIT
B10: Cross-Border Trade Location: SS13 Session Chair: Nora Strecker , University College DublinDiscussant 1: Abiodun Adewale Adegboye , West African Tax Administration ForumDiscussant 2: Nikolai Stähler , Deutsche BundesbankDiscussant 3: Nora Strecker , University College DublinDiscussant 4: Mehmet Serkan Tosun , University of Nevada, Reno
B11: Transfer Pricing and Thin-Cap Rules Location: SS14 Session Chair: Dr. Andreas Oestreicher , Georg-August-Universität GöttingenDiscussant 1: Julia Spix , ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic ResearchDiscussant 2: Dr. Andreas Oestreicher , Georg-August-Universität GöttingenDiscussant 3: Simon Loretz , Austrian Institute of Economic Resarch
B12: Tax Morale and Governance Location: SS15 Session Chair: Abdul Malik Iddrisu , Institute for Fiscal StudiesDiscussant 1: Guylaine Nouwoue N D Epse Tchakounte , University of ExeterDiscussant 2: Abdulfatai Adekunle Adedeji , Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa (CSEA)Discussant 3: Abdul Malik Iddrisu , Institute for Fiscal StudiesDiscussant 4: Nomonde Tshabalala , Nelson Mandela University
Coffee Break II Location: SHSS Rooftop
Plenary II: Keynote Rema Hanna (Harvard University): "Strengthening State Capacity Through Research Engagements" Location: Main Auditorium Session Chair: François Gerard , University College London
General Assembly of Members Location: Main Auditorium
shuttle to reception: transport shuttle for participants, start at USIU
Social Program I: Welcome Reception Location: Safari Park Hotel
