Conference Agenda
Overview and details of the sessions of this conference.
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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: Thursday, 21/Aug/2025 | |
| 6:00am - 8:00am | shuttle to excursions: transport shuttle for participants, start at USIU, 2nd pick-up at Safari Park Hotel |
| 8:00am - 12:00pm | Social Program II: Excursions |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Plenary III: Keynote Niels Johannesen (Oxford University): "Tax Enforcement with Imperfect Information" Location: Main Auditorium Session Chair: Shafik Hebous, International Monetary Fund IMF |
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Lunch II Location: SHSS Rooftop |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C01: Demography Location: SS4 Session Chair: Jun-ichi Itaya, Hokusei Gakuen University Discussant 1: Hyun-A Kim, Korea Institute of Public Finance Discussant 2: Ashkar K, Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation Discussant 3: Jun-ichi Itaya, Hokusei Gakuen University Discussant 4: Majken Alexandra Stenberg, Uppsala University |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C02: Profit Shifting, Anti-Avoidance, and Developing Countries Location: SS5 Session Chair: Mazhar Waseem, University of Manchester Discussant 1: Alice Chiocchetti, Paris School of Economics Discussant 2: Matthew Amalitinga Abagna, Tax Justice Network Discussant 3: Mazhar Waseem, University of Manchester Discussant 4: Andreas Möller, University of Bonn |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C03: Wealth, Inequality, and Taxation Location: SS6 Session Chair: Tsvetana Spasova, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW Discussant 1: Olle Hammar, Linnaeus University Discussant 2: Jan Žalman, Charles University, Prague Discussant 3: Tsvetana Spasova, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW Discussant 4: Johan Sæverud, University of Copenhagen |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C04: Fiscal Austerity and Reforms Location: SS7 Session Chair: Matthias Schön, Deutsche Bundesbank Discussant 1: Prasanth Chalambetta, Vinayaka Missions' Research Foundation (Deemed to be University) Discussant 2: David Chagoyen Neumann, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Discussant 3: Matthias Schön, Deutsche Bundesbank Discussant 4: Willem Sas, University of Stirling |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C05: Tax Incentives and Innovation Location: SS8 Session Chair: Michael Devereux, Oxford University Discussant 1: Nico Marienfeld, Leibniz University Hannover - Institute of Public Finance Discussant 2: Mateusz Kopyt, University of Warsaw Discussant 3: Michael Devereux, Oxford University Discussant 4: Matti Boie-Wegener, University of Goettingen |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C06: Digitalization and Tax Compliance Location: SS9 Session Chair: Shunichiro Bessho, Waseda University Discussant 1: Balint Van, ODI Global Discussant 2: Maria Emilia Jouste, UNU-WIDER Discussant 3: Shunichiro Bessho, Waseda University Discussant 4: Fabrizio Santoro, Institute of Development Studies |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C07: Education and Inequality Location: SS10 Session Chair: Georgia Kaplanoglou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Discussant 1: Javier Feinmann, University of California Berkeley Discussant 2: Justin Smith, Wilfrid Laurier University Discussant 3: Georgia Kaplanoglou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Discussant 4: Olof Johansson-Stenman, University of Gothenburg |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C08: Subnational Budgeting and Finance Location: SS11 Session Chair: Akinobu Ogawa, Niigata University Discussant 1: Julian Koller, ETH Zürich Discussant 2: Akinobu Ogawa, Niigata University Discussant 3: Martin Mosler, University of Lucerne |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C09: Crime and Enforcement Location: SS12 Session Chair: Aaron James Payne, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania Discussant 1: Lukas Rodrian, University of Zürich Discussant 2: Eva Davoine, UC Berkeley Discussant 3: Aaron James Payne, The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania Discussant 4: Leander Andres, ifo Institute & LMU |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C10: Optimal Personal Income Tax Location: SS13 Session Chair: Alfons J. Weichenrieder, Goethe University Frankfurt Discussant 1: Juan Rios, PUC Rio de Janeiro Discussant 2: Ana Gamarra Rondinel, University of Melbourne Discussant 3: Alfons J. Weichenrieder, Goethe University Frankfurt Discussant 4: Michael Smart, U of Toronto |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | Side event: Event for local students and mentors (on invitation) Location: Main Auditorium |
| 4:00pm - 4:30pm | Coffee Break III Location: SHSS Rooftop |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D01: Minimum Tax, Digital Tax, and Welfare Location: SS4 Session Chair: Andreas Haufler, LMU Munich Discussant 1: Dirk Schindler, Erasmus University Rotterdam Discussant 2: Maarten Van T Riet, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis Discussant 3: Andreas Haufler, LMU Munich Discussant 4: Jonathan Pycroft, European Commission |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D02: Taxpayer Mobility and Evasion Location: SS5 Session Chair: Dirk Foremny, Universitat de Barcelona / IEB Discussant 1: Salla Mari Annika Kalin, University Of Helsinki Discussant 2: Dirk Foremny, Universitat de Barcelona / IEB Discussant 3: Hannah Gundert, ZEW Mannheim |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D03: Identity and Fairness in Taxation Location: SS6 Session Chair: Joel Slemrod, University of Michigan Discussant 1: Heikki Matias Palviainen, Tampere University Discussant 2: Conor Clarke, Washington University in St. Louis Discussant 3: Joel Slemrod, University of Michigan Discussant 4: Thor O. Thoresen, Statistics Norway |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D04: Accountability and Subnational Governments Location: SS7 Session Chair: Linda Gonçalves Veiga, University of Minho Discussant 1: Salvatore Barbaro, Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz Discussant 2: Niccolo Meriggi, University of Oxford Discussant 3: Linda Gonçalves Veiga, University of Minho Discussant 4: Jan Kemper, ZEW/ University of Mannheim |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D05: Offshore Assets and Taxing High-Income Earners Location: SS8 Session Chair: Miroslav Palansky, Charles University, Prague; Tax Justice Network Discussant 1: Shigeki Kunieda, Chuo University Discussant 2: Miroslav Palansky, Charles University, Prague; Tax Justice Network Discussant 3: Amelie Grosenick, LMU Munich |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D06: Macro-Fiscal Policy Location: SS9 Session Chair: Prasanth Chalambetta, Vinayaka Missions' Research Foundation (Deemed to be University) Discussant 1: Franky Brice Kogueda Afia, University of Douala Discussant 2: Klaas Staal, Mainz University Discussant 3: Prasanth Chalambetta, Vinayaka Missions' Research Foundation (Deemed to be University) Discussant 4: Mohammad Vesal, Sharif University of Technology |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D07: VAT Registration Threshold Location: SS10 Session Chair: Miguel Almunia, CUNEF Universidad Discussant 1: Ross James Warwick, International Monetary Fund Discussant 2: Tobias Kreuz, ZEW Mannheim Discussant 3: Miguel Almunia, CUNEF Universidad Discussant 4: Mazhar Waseem, University of Manchester |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D08: Education Policy Location: SS11 Session Chair: A. Abigail Payne, University of Melbourne Discussant 1: Ben Waltmann, Institute for Fiscal Studies Discussant 2: Mikayel Tovmasyan, Catholic Unversity Eichsaett-Ingolstadt Discussant 3: A. Abigail Payne, University of Melbourne Discussant 4: Eric A. Hanushek, Stanford University |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D09: Intermunicipal Cooperation and Finance Location: SS12 Session Chair: Agnieszka Kopańska, University of Warsaw Discussant 1: Alessandro Sovera, Tampere University Discussant 2: Manish Gupta, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy Discussant 3: Agnieszka Kopańska, University of Warsaw Discussant 4: Albert Solé-Ollé, U. of Barcelona |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D10: Climate Change Mitigation Location: SS13 Session Chair: Dina Deborah Pomeranz, University of Zurich Discussant 1: Ilias Matterne, Ghent University Discussant 2: Vedanth Nair, Institute for Fiscal Studies Discussant 3: Dina Deborah Pomeranz, University of Zurich Discussant 4: Thomas Michael Lloyd, University of Michigan |