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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: 9th Oct 2025, 03:34:28am EAT
8:15am - 9:30amBoard II: IIPF Board meeting II (on invitation) Location: SHSS Boardroom
9:30am - 10:30amE: 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 - 10:30amE: 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 - 10:30amE: Mentoring III: Mentoring session: Rewarding careers outside academia Location: SS6 With:
• Isabel Martinez
• Fayçal Sawadogo
• Thor Olav Thoresen
• Ben Waltman
9:30am - 10:30amE: Mentoring IV: Mentoring session: Publishing in economics journal Location: SS7 With:
• Marianne Bitler
• Claus Th. Kreiner
• Sara LaLumia
• Joel Slemrod
10:30am - 11:00amCoffee Break IV Location: SHSS Rooftop
11:00am - 1:00pmF01: Climate Policy Location: SS4 Session Chair: Emanuele Massetti , International Monetary FundDiscussant 1: Michael R Carter , University of California, DavisDiscussant 2: Raphael Abiry , Bank of EnglandDiscussant 3: Emanuele Massetti , International Monetary FundDiscussant 4: Pia Rattenhuber , UNU-WIDER
11:00am - 1:00pmF02: Quantifying Profit Shifting Location: SS5 Session Chair: Ron Davies , University College DublinDiscussant 1: Johannes Kochems , University of CologneDiscussant 2: Jakob Brounstein , Institute for Fiscal StudiesDiscussant 3: Ron Davies , University College DublinDiscussant 4: Ruby Doeleman , WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
11:00am - 1:00pmF03: Public Choices and Private Incentives Location: SS6 Session Chair: Erika Deserranno , Bocconi UniversityDiscussant 1: Jacob E Bastian , rutgers universityDiscussant 2: Beatrice Mbinya , Univeristy of NairobiDiscussant 3: Erika Deserranno , Bocconi UniversityDiscussant 4: Salvatore Barbaro , Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz
11:00am - 1:00pmF04: Optimal Redistribution and Enforcement Location: SS7 Session Chair: Claus Thustrup Kreiner , University of CopenhagenDiscussant 1: Ana Franco , University of MichiganDiscussant 2: Dylan T. Moore , University of Hawaiʻi at MānoaDiscussant 3: Claus Thustrup Kreiner , University of CopenhagenDiscussant 4: Jukka Pirttila , University of Helsinki
11:00am - 1:00pmF05: Taxes, Buoyancy, and Growth Location: SS8 Session Chair: Andrey Timofeev , Georgia State UniversityDiscussant 1: Hyejeong SIM , National Assembly Budget OfficeDiscussant 2: Aneesh K A , CHRIST UniversityDiscussant 3: Andrey Timofeev , Georgia State UniversityDiscussant 4: Elina Berghäll , VATT Institute for Economic Research
11:00am - 1:00pmF06: Decentralization and Local Government Location: SS9 Session Chair: Nicolas Orgeira Pillai , Local Government Revenue InitiativeDiscussant 1: Atrayee Choudhury , National Institute of Public Finance and PolicyDiscussant 2: Nicolas Orgeira Pillai , Local Government Revenue InitiativeDiscussant 3: Takeshi Miyazaki , Kyushu University
11:00am - 1:00pmF07: World Bank DaTAX Location: SS10 Session Chair: Dario Tortarolo , World BankDiscussant 1: Revocatus Washington Paul , World BankDiscussant 2: Daniel Okuku Zalo , Kenya Revenue AuthorityDiscussant 3: Dario Tortarolo , World BankDiscussant 4: Benard Kipyegon Kirui , Privatization Commission
11:00am - 1:00pmF08: Health Outcome Location: SS11 Session Chair: Eva Mörk , Uppsala UniversityDiscussant 1: Tim Cejka , UC BerkeleyDiscussant 2: Marianne Bitler , UC DavisDiscussant 3: Eva Mörk , Uppsala UniversityDiscussant 4: Olli Ropponen , Etla Economic Research
11:00am - 1:00pmF09: Political Economy Location: SS12 Session Chair: Francisco José Veiga , Universidade do MinhoDiscussant 1: Luca Vittorio Angelo Colombo , Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreDiscussant 2: Steve kevin Ngangni , University of DoualaDiscussant 3: Francisco José Veiga , Universidade do MinhoDiscussant 4: Thomas Rieger , DIW Berlin / FU Berlin
11:00am - 1:00pmF10: Tax Enforcement and Nudges Location: SS13 Session Chair: Gayline Migide Vuluku , Vienna University of Economics and BusinessDiscussant 1: Fredrick Manang , University of Dodoma (UDOM)Discussant 2: David Johannes Henning , UCLADiscussant 3: Gayline Migide Vuluku , Vienna University of Economics and BusinessDiscussant 4: Celeste Scarpini , International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD)
11:00am - 1:00pmF11: Competition Location: SS14 Session Chair: Davud Rostam-Afschar , University of MannheimDiscussant 1: Ahmed Tohamy , University of OxfordDiscussant 2: Johannes Pauser , University of Applied Sciences ErfurtDiscussant 3: Davud Rostam-Afschar , University of MannheimDiscussant 4: Raphael Parchet , Università della Svizzera italiana
11:00am - 1:00pmF12: Digital Money and Taxation Location: SS15 Session Chair: Jasmin Vietz , ifo InstituteDiscussant 1: Hjalte Fejerskov Boas , University of CopenhagenDiscussant 2: Fabrizio Santoro , Institute of Development StudiesDiscussant 3: Jasmin Vietz , ifo InstituteDiscussant 4: Faycal Sawadogo , International Monetary Fund
1:00pm - 2:15pmLunch III Location: SHSS Rooftop
1:00pm - 2:15pmPanel 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 - 4:15pmG01: Water and Climate Adaptation Location: SS4 Session Chair: Juan Carlos Suarez Serrato , Stanford GSBDiscussant 1: Bart Defloor , Ghent UniversityDiscussant 2: Anna Zasova , UNU-WIDERDiscussant 3: Juan Carlos Suarez Serrato , Stanford GSBDiscussant 4: Emanuele Massetti , International Monetary Fund
2:15pm - 4:15pmG02: The Effects of BEPS and Minimum Taxation on Profit Shifting Location: SS5 Session Chair: Alessandro Chiari , CORPTAX, Charles UniversityDiscussant 1: Tomas Boukal , Charles University, Faculty of Social SciencesDiscussant 2: Alessandro Chiari , CORPTAX, Charles UniversityDiscussant 3: Johannes Julius Gaul , Universität Mannheim and ZEW
2:15pm - 4:15pmG03: Enhancing VAT Collection in Africa: Evidence from Tax Administrative Data Location: SS6 Session Chair: Amina Ebrahim , UNU-WIDERDiscussant 1: Rodrigo Oliveira , UNU-WIDERDiscussant 2: Amina Ebrahim , UNU-WIDERDiscussant 3: Adrienne Forder Lees , Institute of Development Studies
2:15pm - 4:15pmG04: Measuring and Managing the Public Sector Location: SS7 Session Chair: James R. Hines Jr. , University of MichiganDiscussant 1: Gopika Govindan , GULATI INSTITUTE OF FINANCE AND TAXATION (GIFT)Discussant 2: Laura Montenbruck , Stockholm UniversityDiscussant 3: James R. Hines Jr. , University of MichiganDiscussant 4: Nikolai Stähler , Deutsche Bundesbank
2:15pm - 4:15pmG05: Pension and Labor Location: SS8 Session Chair: Heidi Karjalainen , Institute for Fiscal StudiesDiscussant 1: Kathleen McKiernan , Vanderbilt UniversityDiscussant 2: Tomoaki Tanaka , Queen Mary University of LondonDiscussant 3: Heidi Karjalainen , Institute for Fiscal StudiesDiscussant 4: Junya Hamaaki , Hosei University
2:15pm - 4:15pmG07: Fiscal Capacity Location: SS10 Session Chair: Abiodun Adewale Adegboye , West African Tax Administration ForumDiscussant 1: Mahima Gupta , I.I.T DELHIDiscussant 2: Kefa Maunda Simiyu , Economics Scholar/ University of Nairobi/ KESADiscussant 3: Abiodun Adewale Adegboye , West African Tax Administration ForumDiscussant 4: Bernard Clery Nomo Beyala , University of Yaounde 2
2:15pm - 4:15pmG08: Empirics of Investment and Innovation Location: SS11 Session Chair: Clara Martínez-Toledano , Imperial College LondonDiscussant 1: Sarah Necker , ifo instituteDiscussant 2: Marius Bendoma , University of Douala / Higher School of Economics and Management (ESSEC)Discussant 3: Clara Martínez-Toledano , Imperial College LondonDiscussant 4: Emilia Gschossmann , University of Mannheim
2:15pm - 4:15pmG09: Improving Tax Compliance of SMEs Location: SS12 Session Chair: Enlinson Mattos , Fundacao Getulio VargasDiscussant 1: Franziska Sicking , University of MuensterDiscussant 2: Christin Schmidt , University of MannheimDiscussant 3: Enlinson Mattos , Fundacao Getulio VargasDiscussant 4: Seid Yimam Mohamed , International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD)
2:15pm - 4:15pmG10: The Extractive Sector and Development Location: SS13 Session Chair: Alice Chiocchetti , Paris School of EconomicsDiscussant 1: Vidhya Unnikrishnan , Lancaster UniversityDiscussant 2: Alice Chiocchetti , Paris School of EconomicsDiscussant 3: Paula Fernandez Musso , Barnard College, Columbia University
4:15pm - 4:45pmCoffee Break V Location: SHSS Rooftop
4:45pm - 5:45pmPlenary 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 - 6:15pmClosing Location: Main Auditorium
6:15pm - 7:15pmshuttle to Conference Dinner: transport shuttle for participants, start at USIU
7:15pm - 10:00pmSocial Program III: Conference Dinner (incl. Award Ceremony) Location: Safari Park Hotel