Conference Agenda
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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: 26th Nov 2025, 02:27:10am EAT
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Session Overview |
| Date: Friday, 22/Aug/2025 | |
| 8:15am - 9:30am | Board II: IIPF Board meeting II (on invitation) Location: SHSS Boardroom |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | E: Mentoring I: Mentoring session: Preparing for and navigating the job market Location: SS4 With:
• Michael Devereux
• Wojciech Kopczuk
• Clara Martinez-Toledano
• Juan Rios |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | E: Mentoring II: Mentoring session: Navigating the first few years as an assistant professor Location: SS5 With:
• Erika Deserranno
• Abigail Payne
• Dina Pomeranz
• Mazhar Waseem |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | E: Mentoring III: Mentoring session: Rewarding careers outside academia Location: SS6 With:
• Isabel Martinez
• Fayçal Sawadogo
• Thor Olav Thoresen
• Ben Waltman |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | E: Mentoring IV: Mentoring session: Publishing in economics journal Location: SS7 With:
• Marianne Bitler
• Claus Th. Kreiner
• Sara LaLumia
• Joel Slemrod |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Coffee Break IV Location: SHSS Rooftop |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F01: Climate Policy Location: SS4 Session Chair: Emanuele Massetti, International Monetary Fund Discussant 1: Michael R Carter, University of California, Davis Discussant 2: Raphael Abiry, Bank of England Discussant 3: Emanuele Massetti, International Monetary Fund Discussant 4: Pia Rattenhuber, UNU-WIDER |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F02: Quantifying Profit Shifting Location: SS5 Session Chair: Ron Davies, University College Dublin Discussant 1: Johannes Kochems, University of Cologne Discussant 2: Jakob Brounstein, Institute for Fiscal Studies Discussant 3: Ron Davies, University College Dublin Discussant 4: Ruby Doeleman, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F03: Public Choices and Private Incentives Location: SS6 Session Chair: Erika Deserranno, Bocconi University Discussant 1: Jacob E Bastian, rutgers university Discussant 2: Beatrice Mbinya, Univeristy of Nairobi Discussant 3: Erika Deserranno, Bocconi University Discussant 4: Salvatore Barbaro, Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F04: Optimal Redistribution and Enforcement Location: SS7 Session Chair: Claus Thustrup Kreiner, University of Copenhagen Discussant 1: Ana Franco, University of Michigan Discussant 2: Dylan T. Moore, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Discussant 3: Claus Thustrup Kreiner, University of Copenhagen Discussant 4: Jukka Pirttila, University of Helsinki |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F05: Taxes, Buoyancy, and Growth Location: SS8 Session Chair: Andrey Timofeev, Georgia State University Discussant 1: Hyejeong SIM, National Assembly Budget Office Discussant 2: Aneesh K A, CHRIST University Discussant 3: Andrey Timofeev, Georgia State University Discussant 4: Elina Berghäll, VATT Institute for Economic Research |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F06: Decentralization and Local Government Location: SS9 Session Chair: Nicolas Orgeira Pillai, Local Government Revenue Initiative Discussant 1: Atrayee Choudhury, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy Discussant 2: Nicolas Orgeira Pillai, Local Government Revenue Initiative Discussant 3: Takeshi Miyazaki, Kyushu University |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F07: World Bank DaTAX Location: SS10 Session Chair: Dario Tortarolo, World Bank Discussant 1: Revocatus Washington Paul, World Bank Discussant 2: Daniel Okuku Zalo, Kenya Revenue Authority Discussant 3: Dario Tortarolo, World Bank Discussant 4: Benard Kipyegon Kirui, Privatization Commission |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F08: Health Outcome Location: SS11 Session Chair: Eva Mörk, Uppsala University Discussant 1: Tim Cejka, UC Berkeley Discussant 2: Marianne Bitler, UC Davis Discussant 3: Eva Mörk, Uppsala University Discussant 4: Olli Ropponen, Etla Economic Research |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F09: Political Economy Location: SS12 Session Chair: Francisco José Veiga, Universidade do Minho Discussant 1: Luca Vittorio Angelo Colombo, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Discussant 2: Steve kevin Ngangni, University of Douala Discussant 3: Francisco José Veiga, Universidade do Minho Discussant 4: Thomas Rieger, DIW Berlin / FU Berlin |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F10: Tax Enforcement and Nudges Location: SS13 Session Chair: Gayline Migide Vuluku, Vienna University of Economics and Business Discussant 1: Fredrick Manang, University of Dodoma (UDOM) Discussant 2: David Johannes Henning, UCLA Discussant 3: Gayline Migide Vuluku, Vienna University of Economics and Business Discussant 4: Celeste Scarpini, International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F11: Competition Location: SS14 Session Chair: Davud Rostam-Afschar, University of Mannheim Discussant 1: Ahmed Tohamy, University of Oxford Discussant 2: Johannes Pauser, University of Applied Sciences Erfurt Discussant 3: Davud Rostam-Afschar, University of Mannheim Discussant 4: Raphael Parchet, Università della Svizzera italiana |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F12: Digital Money and Taxation Location: SS15 Session Chair: Jasmin Vietz, ifo Institute Discussant 1: Hjalte Fejerskov Boas, University of Copenhagen Discussant 2: Fabrizio Santoro, Institute of Development Studies Discussant 3: Jasmin Vietz, ifo Institute Discussant 4: Faycal Sawadogo, International Monetary Fund |
| 1:00pm - 2:15pm | Lunch III Location: SHSS Rooftop |
| 1:00pm - 2:15pm | Panel II: Panel discussion on the topic “Tax Policy Challenges in Africa and How Research Can Help” Location: SHSS Rooftop Chair: • Amina Ebrahim (UNU-WIDER) Panelists: • Edna Gitachu (PwC Kenya) • Trond Hjørungdal (Norwegian Tax Administration) • Jane Kiringai (Commission on Revenue Allocation, Kenya) |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | G01: Water and Climate Adaptation Location: SS4 Session Chair: Juan Carlos Suarez Serrato, Stanford GSB Discussant 1: Bart Defloor, Ghent University Discussant 2: Anna Zasova, UNU-WIDER Discussant 3: Juan Carlos Suarez Serrato, Stanford GSB Discussant 4: Emanuele Massetti, International Monetary Fund |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | G02: The Effects of BEPS and Minimum Taxation on Profit Shifting Location: SS5 Session Chair: Alessandro Chiari, CORPTAX, Charles University Discussant 1: Tomas Boukal, Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences Discussant 2: Alessandro Chiari, CORPTAX, Charles University Discussant 3: Johannes Julius Gaul, Universität Mannheim and ZEW |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | G03: Enhancing VAT Collection in Africa: Evidence from Tax Administrative Data Location: SS6 Session Chair: Amina Ebrahim, UNU-WIDER Discussant 1: Rodrigo Oliveira, UNU-WIDER Discussant 2: Amina Ebrahim, UNU-WIDER Discussant 3: Adrienne Forder Lees, Institute of Development Studies |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | G04: Measuring and Managing the Public Sector Location: SS7 Session Chair: James R. Hines Jr., University of Michigan Discussant 1: Gopika Govindan, GULATI INSTITUTE OF FINANCE AND TAXATION (GIFT) Discussant 2: Laura Montenbruck, Stockholm University Discussant 3: James R. Hines Jr., University of Michigan Discussant 4: Nikolai Stähler, Deutsche Bundesbank |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | G05: Pension and Labor Location: SS8 Session Chair: Heidi Karjalainen, Institute for Fiscal Studies Discussant 1: Kathleen McKiernan, Vanderbilt University Discussant 2: Tomoaki Tanaka, Queen Mary University of London Discussant 3: Heidi Karjalainen, Institute for Fiscal Studies Discussant 4: Junya Hamaaki, Hosei University |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | G07: Fiscal Capacity Location: SS10 Session Chair: Abiodun Adewale Adegboye, West African Tax Administration Forum Discussant 1: Mahima Gupta, I.I.T DELHI Discussant 2: Kefa Maunda Simiyu, Economics Scholar/ University of Nairobi/ KESA Discussant 3: Abiodun Adewale Adegboye, West African Tax Administration Forum Discussant 4: Bernard Clery Nomo Beyala, University of Yaounde 2 |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | G08: Empirics of Investment and Innovation Location: SS11 Session Chair: Clara Martínez-Toledano, Imperial College London Discussant 1: Sarah Necker, ifo institute Discussant 2: Marius Bendoma, University of Douala / Higher School of Economics and Management (ESSEC) Discussant 3: Clara Martínez-Toledano, Imperial College London Discussant 4: Emilia Gschossmann, University of Mannheim |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | G09: Improving Tax Compliance of SMEs Location: SS12 Session Chair: Enlinson Mattos, Fundacao Getulio Vargas Discussant 1: Franziska Sicking, University of Muenster Discussant 2: Christin Schmidt, University of Mannheim Discussant 3: Enlinson Mattos, Fundacao Getulio Vargas Discussant 4: Seid Yimam Mohamed, International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | G10: The Extractive Sector and Development Location: SS13 Session Chair: Alice Chiocchetti, Paris School of Economics Discussant 1: Vidhya Unnikrishnan, Lancaster University Discussant 2: Alice Chiocchetti, Paris School of Economics Discussant 3: Paula Fernandez Musso, Barnard College, Columbia University |
| 4:15pm - 4:45pm | Coffee Break V Location: SHSS Rooftop |
| 4:45pm - 5:45pm | Plenary IV: Keynote Oyebola Okunogbe (World Bank): "Expanding the Frontier of Taxation: Technology, Transparency and Trust" Location: Main Auditorium Session Chair: Dina Deborah Pomeranz, University of Zurich |
| 5:45pm - 6:15pm | Closing Location: Main Auditorium |
| 6:15pm - 7:15pm | shuttle to Conference Dinner: transport shuttle for participants, start at USIU |
| 7:15pm - 10:00pm | Social Program III: Conference Dinner (incl. Award Ceremony) Location: Safari Park Hotel |