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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: 9th Oct 2025, 03:28:45am EAT

 
 
Session Overview
Date: Tuesday, 19/Aug/2025
3:00pm
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6:00pm		 Board I: IIPF Board meeting I (on invitation)
Location: SHSS Boardroom
5:00pm
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7:00pm		 Registration
6:00pm
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9:00pm		 Board Dinner: IIPF Board dinner (on invitation)
Date: Wednesday, 20/Aug/2025
8:00am
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9:00am		 Registration desk opens
9:00am
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9:30am		 Opening
Location: Main Auditorium
9:30am
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10:30am		 Plenary I: Keynote Ravi Kanbur (Cornell University): "New Developments in the Theory and Practice of Targeting for Poverty Reduction"
Location: Main Auditorium
Chair: Jennifer Nyakinya, NIERA
10:30am
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11:00am		 Coffee Break I
Location: SHSS Rooftop
11:00am
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1:00pm		 A01: Tax Audit
Location: SS4
Chair: Jukka Pirttila, University of Helsinki
Discussant 1: Giovanni Occhiali, Institute of Development Studies
Discussant 2: Zehra Farooq, Tulane University
Discussant 3: Jukka Pirttila, University of Helsinki
Discussant 4 : Keshav Choudhary, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance
 A02: Corporate Income Tax Reforms
Location: SS5
Chair: Shafik Hebous, International Monetary Fund IMF
Discussant 1: Lucía Contreras, University of Manchester
Discussant 2: Biniyam Gezahegn Worku, University College Dublin
Discussant 3: Shafik Hebous, International Monetary Fund IMF
Discussant 4 : Kristoffer Berg, University of Cambridge
 A03: Subnational Public Finance
Location: SS6
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
 A04: Intergenerational Wealth Transmission
Location: SS7
Chair: Isabel Martínez, KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich
 A05: Public Infrastructure
Location: SS8
Chair: Rafael Serrano-Quintero, University of Barcelona
Discussant 1: Divya Kannan K R, Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation
Discussant 2: Rafael Serrano-Quintero, University of Barcelona
Discussant 3: Vincent Leyaro, University of Dar es Salaam
 A06: Portfolio Choice and Invesment Plans
Location: SS9
Chair: Francesca Parodi, University of Milan
Discussant 1: Maik Sattelmaier, University of Mannheim
Discussant 2: Sk Md Azharuddin, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)
Discussant 3: Francesca Parodi, University of Milan
Discussant 4 : Raphael Abiry, Bank of England
 A08: Subsidies
Location: SS11
Chair: Sonia Laszlo, McGill University
Discussant 1: Nikolai Stähler, Deutsche Bundesbank
Discussant 2: Abhijeet Singh, Stockholm School of Economics
Discussant 3: Sonia Laszlo, McGill University
Discussant 4 : Anastasia Terskaya, University of Barcelona, IEB
 A09: Labor Supply and Impacts of Job Loss
Location: SS12
Chair: François Gerard, University College London
Discussant 1: Davud Rostam-Afschar, University of Mannheim
Discussant 2: Gabriel Leite Mariante, London School of Economics
Discussant 3: François Gerard, University College London
Discussant 4 : Nicholas Lacoste, Tulane University
 A10: Fiscal Policy in Africa
Location: SS13
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
      
1:00pm
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2:15pm		 Lunch I
Location: SHSS Rooftop
 Panel I: Panel discussion on the topic “How to Build Successful Research Collaborations with Government Agencies”
Location: SHSS Rooftop
Chair:
• Miguel Almunia (CUNEF Spain)
Panelists:
• Rema Hanna (Harvard, US)
• Benard Kipyegon Kirui (Privatization Commission, Kenya)
• Laban Simbeye (Zambia Revenue Authority)
  
2:15pm
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4:15pm		 B01: Property Values and Mobility
Location: SS4
Chair: Georg Thunecke, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance
Discussant 1: David Jia-Hui Streich, Catholic University Eichstaett-Ingolstadt
Discussant 2: Elisabet Viladecans-Marsal, Universitat de Barcelona
Discussant 3: Georg Thunecke, Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance
Discussant 4 : Greta Giulietta Fredriksson, Uppsala University
 B02: Minimum Corporate Tax and Firm Behavior
Location: SS5
Chair: Jakob Miethe, University of Munich
Discussant 1: Dave Goyvaerts, Ghent University
Discussant 2: Camille Semelet, ifo institute
Discussant 3: Jakob Miethe, University of Munich
Discussant 4 : Tomas Boukal, Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences
 B03: Migration
Location: SS6
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
 B04: Taxing Business Owners
Location: SS7
Chair: Wojciech Kopczuk, Columbia University
Discussant 1: David Gstrein, ifo Institute & LMU Munich
Discussant 2: Miko Tapio Ensio Hallikainen, Tampere University
Discussant 3: Wojciech Kopczuk, Columbia University
Discussant 4 : Dirk Foremny, Universitat de Barcelona / IEB
 B05: Inheritance Taxation and Intergenerational Mobility
Location: SS8
Chair: Philipp Doerrenberg, University of Mannheim
Discussant 1: Laurence O'Brien, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Discussant 2: Arttu Johannes Kauhanen, University of Helsinki
Discussant 3: Philipp Doerrenberg, University of Mannheim
Discussant 4 : Pascal Zamorski, ifo Institut & LMU Munich
 B06: Pension Reforms
Location: SS9
Chair: Kathleen McKiernan, Vanderbilt University
Discussant 1: Juan Rios, PUC Rio de Janeiro
Discussant 2: Qquillaccori García López, Norwegian School of Economics
Discussant 3: Kathleen McKiernan, Vanderbilt University
Discussant 4 : Heidi Karjalainen, Institute for Fiscal Studies
 B07: Behavioral Responses to Personal Income Taxation
Location: SS10
Chair: Andreas Peichl, ifo Institute & LMU
Discussant 1: Reetta Varjonen-Ollus, University of Helsinki
Discussant 2: David Garces Urzainqui, University of Copenhagen
Discussant 3: Andreas Peichl, ifo Institute & LMU
Discussant 4 : Jacob E Bastian, rutgers university
 B08: Informality
Location: SS11
Chair: Anne Brockmeyer, World Bank
Discussant 1: Luciano Greco, University of Padua
Discussant 2: Kwabena Adu-Ababio, UNU-WIDER
Discussant 3: Anne Brockmeyer, World Bank
Discussant 4 : Maximiliano Lauletta, Federal Reserve Board
 B09: Microsimulation and Benefits
Location: SS12
Chair: Snorre Skagseth, Statistics Norway
Discussant 1: Takeshi Miyazaki, Kyushu University
Discussant 2: Snorre Skagseth, Statistics Norway
Discussant 3: Timo Meiendresch, Fraunhofer FIT
 B10: Cross-Border Trade
Location: SS13
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
 B11: Transfer Pricing and Thin-Cap Rules
Location: SS14
Chair: Dr. Andreas Oestreicher, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Discussant 1: Julia Spix, ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research
Discussant 2: Dr. Andreas Oestreicher, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Discussant 3: Simon Loretz, Austrian Institute of Economic Resarch
 B12: Tax Morale and Governance
Location: SS15
Chair: Abdul Malik Iddrisu, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Discussant 1: Guylaine Nouwoue N D Epse Tchakounte, University of Exeter
Discussant 2: Abdulfatai Adekunle Adedeji, Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa (CSEA)
Discussant 3: Abdul Malik Iddrisu, Institute for Fiscal Studies
Discussant 4 : Nomonde Tshabalala, Nelson Mandela University
4:15pm
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4:45pm		 Coffee Break II
Location: SHSS Rooftop
4:45pm
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5:45pm		 Plenary II: Keynote Rema Hanna (Harvard University): "Strengthening State Capacity Through Research Engagements"
Location: Main Auditorium
Chair: François Gerard, University College London
5:45pm
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6:45pm		 General Assembly of Members
Location: Main Auditorium
6:45pm
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7:15pm		 shuttle to reception: transport shuttle for participants, start at USIU
7:15pm
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9:00pm		 Social Program I: Welcome Reception
Location: Safari Park Hotel
Date: Thursday, 21/Aug/2025
6:00am
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8:00am		 shuttle to excursions: transport shuttle for participants, start at USIU, 2nd pick-up at Safari Park Hotel
8:00am
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12:00pm		 Social Program II: Excursions
12:00pm
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1:00pm		 Plenary III: Keynote Niels Johannesen (Oxford University): "Tax Enforcement with Imperfect Information"
Location: Main Auditorium
Chair: Shafik Hebous, International Monetary Fund IMF
1:00pm
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2:00pm		 Lunch II
Location: SHSS Rooftop
2:00pm
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4:00pm		 C01: Demography
Location: SS4
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
 C02: Profit Shifting, Anti-Avoidance, and Developing Countries
Location: SS5
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
 C03: Wealth, Inequality, and Taxation
Location: SS6
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
 C04: Fiscal Austerity and Reforms
Location: SS7
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
 C05: Tax Incentives and Innovation
Location: SS8
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
 C06: Digitalization and Tax Compliance
Location: SS9
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
 C07: Education and Inequality
Location: SS10
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
 C08: Subnational Budgeting and Finance
Location: SS11
Chair: Akinobu Ogawa, Niigata University
Discussant 1: Julian Koller, ETH Zürich
Discussant 2: Akinobu Ogawa, Niigata University
Discussant 3: Martin Mosler, University of Lucerne
 C09: Crime and Enforcement
Location: SS12
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
 C10: Optimal Personal Income Tax
Location: SS13
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
 Side event: Event for local students and mentors (on invitation)
Location: Main Auditorium
4:00pm
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4:30pm		 Coffee Break III
Location: SHSS Rooftop
4:30pm
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6:30pm		 D01: Minimum Tax, Digital Tax, and Welfare
Location: SS4
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
 D02: Taxpayer Mobility and Evasion
Location: SS5
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
 D03: Identity and Fairness in Taxation
Location: SS6
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
 D04: Accountability and Subnational Governments
Location: SS7
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
 D05: Offshore Assets and Taxing High-Income Earners
Location: SS8
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
 D06: Macro-Fiscal Policy
Location: SS9
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
 D07: VAT Registration Threshold
Location: SS10
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
 D08: Education Policy
Location: SS11
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
 D09: Intermunicipal Cooperation and Finance
Location: SS12
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
 D10: Climate Change Mitigation
Location: SS13
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
8:15am
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9:30am		 Board II: IIPF Board meeting II (on invitation)
Location: SHSS Boardroom
9:30am
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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
 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
 E: Mentoring III: Mentoring session: Rewarding careers outside academia
Location: SS6
With: • Isabel Martinez • Fayçal Sawadogo • Thor Olav Thoresen • Ben Waltman
 E: Mentoring IV: Mentoring session: Publishing in economics journal
Location: SS7
With: • Marianne Bitler • Claus Th. Kreiner • Sara LaLumia • Joel Slemrod
10:30am
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11:00am		 Coffee Break IV
Location: SHSS Rooftop
11:00am
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1:00pm		 F01: Climate Policy
Location: SS4
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
 F02: Quantifying Profit Shifting
Location: SS5
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
 F03: Public Choices and Private Incentives
Location: SS6
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
 F04: Optimal Redistribution and Enforcement
Location: SS7
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
 F05: Taxes, Buoyancy, and Growth
Location: SS8
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
 F06: Decentralization and Local Government
Location: SS9
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
 F07: World Bank DaTAX
Location: SS10
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
 F08: Health Outcome
Location: SS11
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
 F09: Political Economy
Location: SS12
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
 F10: Tax Enforcement and Nudges
Location: SS13
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)
 F11: Competition
Location: SS14
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
 F12: Digital Money and Taxation
Location: SS15
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
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2:15pm		 Lunch III
Location: SHSS Rooftop
 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
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4:15pm		 G01: Water and Climate Adaptation
Location: SS4
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
 G02: The Effects of BEPS and Minimum Taxation on Profit Shifting
Location: SS5
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
 G03: Enhancing VAT Collection in Africa: Evidence from Tax Administrative Data
Location: SS6
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
 G04: Measuring and Managing the Public Sector
Location: SS7
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
 G05: Pension and Labor
Location: SS8
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
 G07: Fiscal Capacity
Location: SS10
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
 G08: Empirics of Investment and Innovation
Location: SS11
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
 G09: Improving Tax Compliance of SMEs
Location: SS12
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)
 G10: The Extractive Sector and Development
Location: SS13
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
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4:45pm		 Coffee Break V
Location: SHSS Rooftop
4:45pm
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5:45pm		 Plenary IV: Keynote Oyebola Okunogbe (World Bank): "Expanding the Frontier of Taxation: Technology, Transparency and Trust"
Location: Main Auditorium
Chair: Dina Deborah Pomeranz, University of Zurich
5:45pm
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6:15pm		 Closing
Location: Main Auditorium
6:15pm
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7:15pm		 shuttle to Conference Dinner: transport shuttle for participants, start at USIU
7:15pm
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10:00pm		 Social Program III: Conference Dinner (incl. Award Ceremony)
Location: Safari Park Hotel