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, 03:25:27am EAT

 
 
Session Overview
Location: SS6
Date: Wednesday, 20/Aug/2025
11:00am - 1:00pmA03: Subnational Public Finance
Location: SS6
Session Chair: Thiess Buettner, FAU
Discussant 1: Oliver Märtz, German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer
Discussant 2: Renjith PS, Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT)
Discussant 3: Thiess Buettner, FAU
Discussant 4: Alessandro Sovera, Tampere University
2:15pm - 4:15pmB03: Migration
Location: SS6
Session Chair: Panu Poutvaara, ifo Institute and University of Munich
Discussant 1: Yogam Kom Tchokni, DIW - German Institut for Economic Research
Discussant 2: Luciana M. Galeano, University of Michigan
Discussant 3: Panu Poutvaara, ifo Institute and University of Munich
Discussant 4: Jan Gromadzki, Vienna University of Economics and Business
Date: Thursday, 21/Aug/2025
2:00pm - 4:00pmC03: 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
4:30pm - 6:30pmD03: 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
Date: Friday, 22/Aug/2025
9:30am - 10:30amE: Mentoring III: Mentoring session: Rewarding careers outside academia
Location: SS6
With: • Isabel Martinez • Fayçal Sawadogo • Thor Olav Thoresen • Ben Waltman
11:00am - 1:00pmF03: 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
2:15pm - 4:15pmG03: 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