Conference Agenda

Overview and details of the sessions of this conference.

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Some information on the session logistics:

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, 03:28:42am EAT

 
 
Session Overview
Location: SS13
Date: Wednesday, 20/Aug/2025
11:00am - 1:00pmA10: 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
2:15pm - 4:15pmB10: 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
Date: Thursday, 21/Aug/2025
2:00pm - 4:00pmC10: 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
4:30pm - 6:30pmD10: 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
Date: Friday, 22/Aug/2025
11:00am - 1:00pmF10: 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)
2:15pm - 4:15pmG10: 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