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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, 01:13:28am 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
 

Third Party Audit and Tax Compliance of Firms - Evidence from India

Keshav Choudhary1, Bhanu Gupta2

1: Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, Germany; 2: Ashoka University, Sonepat, India



What Impacts Do Tax Agents Have on Taxpayers’ Compliance in Uganda? Evidence from Tax Administrative Data

Giovanni Occhiali1, Fredrick Kalyango2

1: Institute of Development Studies, United Kingdom; 2: Uganda Revenue Authority, Uganda



Static and Dynamic Effects of Tax Audits on Corporate Tax Evasion, Indirect Tax Evasion, and Tax Non-Compliance

Zehra Farooq

Tulane University, Pakistan



One and Done or Repeat Inspections? The Differential Effect of Multiple Tax Audits

David Henning2, Christos Kotsogiannis3, Jukka Pirttila1, Luca Salvadori4

1: University of Helsinki, Finland; 2: UCLA; 3: University of Exeter; 4: Autonomous University of Barcelona

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
 

Taxing Corporate or Shareholder Income: A Sufficient-Statistics Approach

Kristoffer Berg1,2,3

1: Trinity College, University of Cambridge; 2: Centre for Business Taxation, University of Oxford; 3: Norwegian Fiscal Studies, University of Oslo



Behavioural Responses To Tax Systems: Evidence From Costa Rica’s Corporate Tax Reform

Lucía Contreras1, Jonathan Garita2

1: University of Manchester, United Kingdom; 2: Central Bank of Costa Rica, Costa Rica



Do Special Economic Zones Foster Economic Development? Evidence from South Africa

Matthew Amalitinga Abagna1, Ronald Davies2, Nadine Riedel3, Nora Strecker2, Biniyam Gezahegn Worku2

1: Tax Justice Network; 2: University College Dublin, Ireland; 3: University of Münster



Distributed Profit Taxes: Theoretical Insights and Empirical Implications

Mitali Das1, Ruud De Mooij2, Shafik Hebous3,5, Charles Vellutini4

1: International Monetary Fund IMF, United States of America; 2: International Monetary Fund IMF, United States of America; 3: International Monetary Fund IMF, United States of America; 4: International Monetary Fund IMF, United States of America; 5: CESifo

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
 

Decoding Local Public Finance: The Interplay Of The Legislature And The Executive

Alessandro Sovera

Tampere University, Finland



Outsourcing Fiscal Consolidation: Evidence From German Municipalities

Désirée I. Christofzik, Oliver Märtz

German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer, Germany



Public Debt Sustainability and Threshold Levels: A Federal Perspective

Renjith PS

Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT), India



Debt Issuance and Debt Limits: Exploring US Municipal Debt Policy

Thiess Buettner1,2, Timm Schaerfke1

1: FAU, Germany; 2: CESifo

A04: Intergenerational Wealth Transmission
Location: SS7
Chair: Isabel Martínez, KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich
 

(Un)Free Wills: A Statistical Analysis of Testator Preferences

Marius Brülhart, Laia Soler

University of Lausanne, Switzerland



Behavioral Responses to Inheritance Taxes: Evidence from Brazil

Gedeão Locks

DIW Berlin, Germany



House Price Booms and Social Mobility

Peter Levell1, David Sturrock1,2

1: Institute for Fiscal Studies, United Kingdom; 2: University College London



Earnings Responses to Sudden Wealth over the Life Cycle

Marius Brülhart1, Aurélien Eyquem1, Isabel Z. Martínez2, Enrico Rubolino1

1: University of Lausanne, Switzerland; 2: KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich, Switzerland

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
 

Public Infrastructure, Private Capital Formation and Growth in Tanzania

Vincent Leyaro

University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania



Can Public Infrastructure drive Regional Manufacturing Performance? Evidence from Indian States

Divya Kannan K R1, Kiran Kumar Kakarlapudi2

1: Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation affiliated to Cochin University of Science and Technology, India; 2: Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation affiliated to Cochin University of Science and Technology, India



Spatial Misallocation of Complementary Infrastructure Investment: Evidence from Brazil

Fidel Pérez-Sebastián1, Rafael Serrano-Quintero2, Jevgenijs Steinbuks3

1: University of Alicante, Spain; 2: University of Barcelona, Spain; 3: The World Bank

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
 

Idiosyncratic Asset Return Risk and Portfolio Choice - When does Social Security lead to Crowding IN of Capital?

Raphael Abiry1,2

1: Bank of England, United Kingdom; 2: Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany



The Effect Of Tax Uncertainty On Firm Decision-Making

Philipp Dörrenberg1,2,3,4, Fabian Eble1, Davud Rostam-Afschar1,3,5, Maik Sattelmaier1, Johannes Voget1,4

1: University of Mannheim, Germany; 2: CESifo; 3: IZA; 4: ZEW; 5: GLO



Determinants of Effective Tax Rates for Indian Manufacturing: A Segregated Industry Level Analysis

R. Kavita Rao, Sk Md Azharuddin

National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), India



Subjective Survival Beliefs, Cognitive Skills and Investments in Risky Assets

Francesca Parodi

University of Milan, Italy

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
 

How do Labels and Vouchers Shape Unconditional Cash Transfers? Experimental Evidence from Georgia.

Anastasia Terskaya1, Jaime Millan2, Miguel Angel Borrella2

1: University of Barcelona, Spain; 2: University of Navarra, Spain



Transfers or Subsidies? Comparing Mitigation Strategies for Energy Price Shocks in a Production Network Model

Natascha Hinterlang1, Marius Jäger2, Nikolai Stähler1, Johannes Strobel1

1: Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany; 2: Deutsche Bundesbank & Uni Freiburg, Germany



The Incidence of Affirmative Action: Evidence from Quotas in Private Schools in India

Mauricio Romero1, Abhijeet Singh2

1: ITAM, Mexico; 2: Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden



Childcare Subsidies, Working Mothers, and Children's Health in a Kenyan Informal Urban Settlement

Sonia Laszlo1, Shelley Clark1, Patricia Wekulo2

1: McGill University, Canada; 2: African Population Health Research Center

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
 

Estimating the Welfare Cost of Labor Supply Frictions

Katy Bergstrom1, William Dodds1, Nicholas Lacoste1, Juan Rios2

1: Tulane University, United States of America; 2: Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro



Automation and Demand for Labor Experimental Evidence from White Collar Jobs

Eduard Brüll1, Samuel Mäurer2, Davud Rostam-Afschar2

1: ZEW Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research; 2: University of Mannheim, Germany



Cash Transfers and Women's Labour Supply: Evidence from the World's Largest Programme

Gabriel Leite Mariante

London School of Economics, United Kingdom



Mitigating the Consequences of Job Loss in Low-Income Countries: Evidence from Ethiopia

Lukas Hensel1, Girum Abebe2, François Gerard3, Stefano Caria4

1: Peking University, China; 2: The World Bank; 3: University College London, United Kingdom; 4: University of Warwick, United Kingdom

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
 

Indebtedness is Injustice: Revisiting the Sovereign Debt- Inequality Nexus in East Africa

Kefa Maunda Simiyu1,3,4,5, Fellah Wanjiru2

1: Economics Scholar Panel; 2: Kenya School of Law; 3: University of Nairobi; 4: The Continental Pot; 5: Economics Students Association of Kenya



International Tourism And Tax Revenue Mobilization In African Countries

Adama Ouedraogo1, Yvan Arnold Tegui2

1: CERDI, University of Clermont Auvergne, France; 2: University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), CRESEM



Administrative Costs of Social Protection in Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America: A Microsimulation Study

Jesse Lastunen, Anna Zasova, Pia Rattenhuber

UNU-WIDER, Finland



Place-based Policies and Household Wealth in Africa

Matthew Amalitinga Abagna1, Cecília Hornok Hornok2, Alina Mulyukova Mulyukova3

1: Tax Justice Network, Ghana; 2: Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Kiel Centre for Globalization, Germany; 3: Kiel Institute for the World Economy, University of Kiel, Germany

     
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
 

Property Prices and Information on Flood Risks

Greta Giulietta Fredriksson

Uppsala University, Sweden



Commuting Costs And Housing Prices

Jörg Claussen1, David Jia-Hui Streich2

1: Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich; 2: Catholic University Eichstaett-Ingolstadt, Germany



When Developers Hold Office: Shaping Housing Supply Through Local Politics

Albert Solé-Ollé1, Ghilzen Ouasbaa2, Elisabet Viladecans1

1: U. of Barcelona, Spain; 2: U. Pompeu Fabra



Property Taxation and Housing Supply

Stefanos Lagios1, Georg Thunecke2

1: Technical University Munich; 2: Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance, Germany

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
 

Leveling Playing Field: Analysis Of Firm-Level Responses To The Introduction Of Global Minimum Tax

Tomas Boukal1, Petr Janský1, Niels Johannesen2, Miroslav Palanský1,3

1: Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Czech Republic; 2: Saïd Business School, Oxford University; 3: Tax Justice Network, London, United Kingdom



Investor Expectations For The Pillar 2 Global Minimum Tax

Dave Goyvaerts

Ghent University, Belgium



Tax Reform, Foreign Investment, and Minimum Tax

Camille Semelet1,2,3

1: ifo institute; 2: LMU; 3: World Bank



Who Faces the Global Minimum Tax? Group Size, Profit Shifting, and Policy Thresholds

Jakob Miethe1, Sarah Clifford2, Camille Semelet3

1: University of Munich, Germany; 2: University of Oxford; 3: ifo institute

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
 

Exclusionary Government Rhetoric and Migration Intentions

Jan Gromadzki1, Pawel Adrjan2

1: Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria; 2: Indeed Hiring Lab



Migration Aspirations and Knowledge About Legal Migration Opportunities

Yogam Tchokni1, Tobias Heidland2, Jens Ruhose3, Bernd Beber4, Mame Mor Anta Syll6, Stefan Leopold5

1: DIW - German Institut for Economic Research, Germany; 2: Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW); 3: Kiel University; 4: RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research; 5: Kiel University; 6: Université Gaston Berger



Addressing Regional Tax Distortions with a Place-Based Policy

Luciana M. Galeano

University of Michigan, United States of America



What Drives Refugees’ Return After Conflict? Evidence From a Conjoint Experiment Among Ukrainian Refugees

Joop Adema, Lasha Chargaziia, Yvonne Giesing, Sarah Necker, Panu Poutvaara

ifo Institute and University of Munich, Germany

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
 

Avoidance Responses to Dual Income Taxation: Income Shifting through Owner-Controlled Corporations

Dirk Foremny, Darío Serrano-Puente

Universitat de Baqrcelona / IEB, Spain



Cashing Out and Moving On: The Taxation of Business Sales

David Gstrein1,2

1: ifo Institute for Economic Research; 2: LMU Munich



The Impact of Succession Taxes on Family Firm Performance and Composition

Miko Hallikainen1,2, Ella Mattinen1,2

1: Tampere University, Finland; 2: Finnish Centre of Excellence in Tax Systems Research



Business Organization and Taxation of High-Income Professionals: Evidence from Canadian Doctors

Wojciech Kopczuk1, Terry S. Moon2, Michael Smart3

1: Columbia University, United States of America; 2: University of British Columbia, Canada; 3: University of Toronto, Canada

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
 

Inheritance Rules and Intergenerational Mobility: Evidence from France

Tommaso Giommoni1, Gabriel Loumeau2, Andreas Peichl3,4, Pascal Zamorski3,4

1: University of Amsterdam; 2: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; 3: ifo Institut; 4: University of Munich



How Do Wealth Transfers In Early Adulthood Affect Savings And Income Trajectories?

Arjan Lejour1,2, Laurence O'Brien3,4, Kate Smith3,5, David Sturrock3,4

1: Tilburg University; 2: CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy; 3: Institute for Fiscal Studies, United Kingdom; 4: University College London; 5: London School of Economics



The Impact of Childhood Neighborhoods on Intergenerational Mobility in Finland

Arttu Johannes Kauhanen

University of Helsinki, Finland



The Real Effects of Job Protection Legislation on Firm Performance -- Evidence From German Inheritance Tax

Philipp Doerrenberg, Richard Winter, Jan Zental

University of Mannheim, Germany

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
 

Decumulating Defined Contribution Pensions in Retirement: Evidence on Lump Sum Withdrawals in the United Kingdom

Jonathan Cribb, Heidi Karjalainen

Institute for Fiscal Studies, United Kingdom



Financial Incentives, Pension Claiming, And The Value Of Early Retirement Benefits

Gabriel Thomas Da Justa Lemos, Juan Rios, Gustavo Gonzaga

Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil



Closing the Gender Gap in Pensions? Pension Accrual for Unpaid Care Work and Household Behavior After Retirement

Qquillaccori García López

Norwegian School of Economics



Incentives for Early Retirement and Pension Reform

Kathleen McKiernan

Vanderbilt University, United States of America

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
 

Evaluating the Impact of Expanded Tax Credits on the Wellbeing of Puerto Rican Families

Jacob E Bastian

rutgers university, United States of America



Behavioural Effects of a Top Marginal Income Tax Rate Increase

Reetta Varjonen-Ollus

University of Helsinki, Finland



Assessing The Impact Of Personal Income Tax Reform In Kenya With Administrative Data: Behavioral Responses and Distributional Implications

David Garces Urzainqui1, Jane Kanina2, Josephine Mugure2, Peter Fisker1, Jacob Nato3

1: University of Copenhagen, Denmark; 2: Kenya Revenue Authority; 3: KIPPRA



Pareto-Improvements, Welfare Trade-Offs and the Taxation of Couples

Andreas Peichl, Felix Bierbrauer, Pierre Boyer, Daniel Weishaar

ifo Institute & LMU, Germany

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
 

The Role of Cash in Illegal Labor Market Practices: Evidence from Uruguay

Maximiliano Lauletta1, Javier Feinmann2, Marcelo Bergolo3

1: Federal Reserve Board, United States of America; 2: University of California Berkeley; 3: IECON-UDELAR



Bunching at Kink Points with Informal Economy: a Tax-Benefit Approach

Luciano Greco1, Enlinson Mattos2, Armando Barros3

1: University of Padua, Italy; 2: Sao Paulo School of Economics (EES; 3: Vancouver School of Economics



Minimum Wage and Tax Kink Effects in the Formal and Informal Sector in Zambia

Kwabena Adu-Ababio

UNU-WIDER, Finland



Formal Labor Market Dynamics in Developing Countries

Anne Brockmeyer1, François Gerard2, Gabriel Ulyssea2, Linda Wu2

1: World Bank, United States of America; 2: University College London

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
 

Unclaimed Benefits: Non-Take-Up of German Means-Tested Benefits

Timo Meiendresch1,2

1: Fraunhofer FIT, Germany; 2: University of Freiburg, Germany



Redistributive Effects of Consumption Tax and Income Tax: Evidence from Household Level Data

Takeshi Miyazaki, Liang Shuyi

Kyushu University, Japan



Predicting Behavioral Effects of Tax Policy by External Evidence

Snorre Skagseth1, Zhiyang Jia1, Thor O. Thoresen1,2, Trine E. Vattø1

1: Statistics Norway, Norway; 2: Norwegian Fiscal Studies (University of Oslo)

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
 

Tax Elasticity of Border Sales: A Meta-analysis

Dat Huynh, Anna Sokolova, Mehmet Serkan Tosun

University of Nevada, Reno, United States of America



Revenue Administration Capacity Requirements In The African Continental Free Trade Area: Evidence From West Africa

Abiodun Adewale Adegboye1, Dotsevi Wolali Nyatefe2, Francis Chinedu Ezeji2

1: Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, Nigeria; 2: West African Tax Administration Forum



America First? The Macroeconomic Effects Of Punitive Tariffs

Anne Ernst1, Natascha Hinterlang1, Marius Jäger1,2, Nikolai Stähler1

1: Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany; 2: Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Germany



When Two Quarrel, The Third Rejoices: The Third-party Impact Of EU-Russia Trade Sanctions In South Africa

Lisa Scheckenhofer1, Nora Strecker2, Georg Thunecke3

1: Ifo Institute for Economic Research; 2: University College Dublin, Ireland; 3: Max Planck Institute for Tax Law and Public Finance

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
 

Targeted Corporate Tax Reforms And Anti-avoidance Regulations In The Forward-looking Effective Tax Rate Framework

Simon Loretz

Austrian Institute of Economic Resarch, Austria



Transfer Pricing Regulation and Risk Allocation within Multinational Firms

Katharina Nicolay1, Julia Spix1,2, Sophia Wickel1,2

1: ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research, Germany; 2: University of Mannheim



Do Transfer Pricing Arbitration Clauses Affect Direct Investment And The Pricing Of Intercompany Trade?

Matti Boie-Wegener, Form-Braz Annalena, Dr. Andreas Oestreicher

Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany

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
 

Public Finance In South Africa: Tax Compliance And Behavioural Responses To Tax Increases

Syden Mishi, Nomonde Tshabalala

Nelson Mandela University, South Africa



Can Tax Classes Build the Compliance Culture? Evidence from Randomized Survey Experiments in Cameroon

Guylaine Nouwoue N D Epse Tchakounte, Marc Ateba, Miguel Fonseca, Jannesquin Royer

University of Exeter, United Kingdom



Governance quality and Tax revenue mobilisation in Africa: Evidence from Micro-Level Data

Abdulfatai Adekunle Adedeji1, Ayodotun Ayorinde2, Omolola Mary Lipede3

1: Centre for the Study of Economies of Africa (CSEA), Nigeria; 2: Youth Impact; 3: University of Ibadan



On the Relationship Between Corruption Perception and Tax Morale: Does Natural Resource Abundance Matter?

Abdul Malik Iddrisu

Institute for Fiscal Studies, London, United Kingdom

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
 

Aging and the Housing Market

Majken Alexandra Stenberg

Uppsala University, Sweden



Fertility Rate and Intergovernment Fiscal Policy in Korea

Hyun-A Kim

Korea Institute of Public Finance, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)



Population Ageing And Its Impact On Public Expenditure, A Study Of Indian States.

Ashkar K

Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, affiliated to Cochin University of Science and Technology, India



Family Structure, Population Change and Long-run Growth

Atsue Mizushima1,2, Junichi Itaya3, Kazuo Mino4

1: Osaka University of Economics, Japan; 2: Osaka University, Japan; 3: Hokuei Gakuen University, Japan; 4: Kyoto University, Japan

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
 

Tears in Haven? Evidence from South Africa on Multinational Tax Avoidance and the Effects of Anti-Profit Shifting Measures

Andreas Möller1, Riedel Nadine2, Valeria Merlo3, Georg Wamser3

1: University of Bonn, Germany; 2: University of Münster; 3: University of Tübingen



The Global Allocation of Extractive Windfalls

Ninon Moreau-Kastler1,2, Alice Chiocchetti1,2

1: Paris School of Economics, France; 2: EUTax Observatory



Detecting Profit Shifting in Administrative Data: A South African Perspective

Matthew Amalitinga Abagna1, Ronald B Davies2, Miroslav Palansk´3

1: Tax Justice Network, Ghana; 2: University College Dublin, Skatteforsk; 3: Tax Justice Network, Charles University Prague



Intended and Unintended Consequences of Anti-Avoidance Rules: Evidence from Uganda

Mazhar Waseem1, Muhammad Bashir2, Usama Jamal1, Kyle McNabb3

1: University of Manchester, United Kingdom; 2: University of California, Berkeley; 3: World Bank

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
 

Taxing the Wealth of the Poor: Evidence from the Danish Old-Age Support Asset Test

Johan Sæverud1, Niels Johannesen1,2, Emmanuel Saez3

1: University of Copenhagen, Denmark; 2: University of Oxford; 3: University of California, Berkeley



The Global Distribution of Human and Nonhuman Wealth

Olle Hammar1, Daniel Waldenström2

1: Linnaeus University, Sweden; 2: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Sweden



Taxing Extreme Wealth of the Super-Rich

Miroslav Palanský1,2, Alison Schultz2, Jan Žalman1

1: Charles University, Prague; 2: Tax Justice Network



Global Capital Flows and Inequality: A Dynamic Empirical Analysis Across Economies

Stefan Avdjiev1, Tsvetana Spasova2

1: Bank for International Settlements (BIS); 2: University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW, Switzerland

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
 

Who Cares? Attitudes Towards Redistribution and Fiscal Austerity

Willem Sas1, Mirko Moro1, Sarah Brown2, Alberto Montagnoli2

1: University of Stirling, United Kingdom; 2: University of Sheffield



Evaluating the Impact of Change in Macroeconomic Policies on Debt Sustainability Indicators: A Macroeconometric Approach

Prasanth Chalambetta1, Gopakumar KU2, Joseph TJ3

1: Vinayaka Missions' Research Foundation (Deemed to be University), India; 2: School of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India; 3: Department of Economics, Central University of Kerala, India



Effect of IMF Austerity Programs on Voluntary Tax Compliance

David Chagoyen-Neumann1, Denvil Duncan2, Antonios Marios Koumpias3, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez4

1: University of Michigan; 2: Indiana University Bloomington; 3: University of Michigan-Dearborn; 4: Georgia State University



Tax Burden Shifts and Their Macroeconomic Implications: Insights from an Open Economy Overlapping Generations Model

Matthias Schön, Nikolai Stähler

Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany

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
 

Closing Pandora’s IP Box: The Impact of the Nexus Approach on Patent Shifting and Innovative Activity

Matti Boie-Wegener

University of Goettingen, Germany



Compliance Costs Of Corporate R&D Tax Incentives

Nico Marienfeld, Maximilian Todtenhaupt

Leibniz University Hannover - Institute of Public Finance, Germany



The Impact Of Innovation Tax Incentives On The Development Of Entrepreneurship: A Territorial Analysis

Agnieszka Kopańska, Anna Białek-Jaworska, Mateusz Kopyt, Emilia Pawlos

University of Warsaw, Poland



IP Boxes v Tax Credits:

Michael Devereux1, Benjamin Lockwood2

1: Oxford University, United Kingdom; 2: University of Warwick

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
 

Electronic Services And Tax Compliance: Evidence From Medium And Small Businesses In Burkina Faso

Jule Kaini Tinta1, Mouhamed Zerbo1, Fabrizio Santoro2, Awa Diouf2

1: CERDI, France; 2: International Centre for Tax and Development, UK



Digitalization Against Tax Evasion: Evidence on the Role of Company Size

Balint Van1, Gabor Lovics2, Csaba Toth G.3, Katalin Szoke4

1: ODI Global, Rwanda; 2: Hungarian Central Statistical Office; 3: HUN-REN Centre for Economic and Regional Studies; 4: Central Bank of Hungary



Enforcing The VAT Through Electronic Invoicing In Uganda

Adrienne Lees2,3, Maria Emilia Jouste1, Nicholas Musoke4, Joseph Okello4

1: UNU-WIDER; 2: Department of Economics, University of Sussex; 3: International Centre for Tax and Development, Institute of Development Studies; 4: Uganda Revenue Authority



Electronic Tax Filing, Compliance Costs And Tax Evasion: Evidence From Japanese Corporations

Yusuke Hoshiai1, Shunichiro Bessho2

1: Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.; 2: Waseda University, Japan

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
 

Predistribution, Redistribution, and the Education of the Joneses

Thomas Aronsson1, Olof Johansson-Stenman2, Luca Micheletto3

1: Umeå University; 2: University of Gothenburg, Sweden; 3: University of Bocconi



Social Mobility and Higher Education in Brazil

Javier Feinmann, Roberto Hsu Rocha

University of California Berkeley, United States of America



The Long Term Effects of Rank in Elementary School: Evidence from Canada

Elizabeth Dhuey1, Abigail Payne2, Justin Smith3

1: University of Toronto, Canada; 2: University of Melbourne, Australia; 3: Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada



Education and Reproduction of Inequality: the Case of Greece

Georgia Kaplanoglou, Violetta Dalla, Dimitrios Pantazis

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

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
 

Balancing the Books: Empirical Evidence on Fiscal Reactions to Equalization Transfers from Swiss Cantons

Martin Mosler, Lukas Mair, Christoph Schaltegger

Institute for Swiss Economic Policy at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland



Optimal Rollover Policy with Multi-Period Budgets

Julian Koller

ETH Zürich, Switzerland



The Impact of Accrual Accounting on the Cost Efficiency of Municipally Controlled Enterprises: Evidence from the Japanese Municipal Sewerage System

Akinobu Ogawa1, Haruo Kondoh2

1: Niigata University, Japan; 2: Seinan Gakuin University, Japan

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
 

Does Birthright Citizenship Impact Juvenile Crime?

Leander Andres1, Stefan Bauernschuster2,3,4, Helmut Rainer1,4,5, Simone Schüller3,4,6,7

1: ifo Institute & LMU, Germany; 2: University of Passau, Germany; 3: IZA, Institute for the Study of Labor, Bonn, Germany; 4: CESifo, Munich, Germany; 5: University of Munich (LMU), Germany; 6: German Youth Institute (DJI), Germany; 7: FBK-IRVAPP, Trento, Italy



Violation And Enforcement Of Labor Regulations: Evidence From Mexican Firm Inspections

Agustina Colonna1, Jorge Pérez Pérez2, Lukas Rodrian1

1: University of Zürich, Switzerland; 2: Banco de México



The Political Costs of Taxation

Eva Davoine1, Joseph Enguehard2, Igor Kolesnikov1

1: UC Berkeley, United States of America; 2: ENS de Lyon & University of Bologna



Should Criminal Fines Be Income-Dependent? Theory, And Evidence From Finnish Speeding Fines

Aaron James Payne1, Martti Kaila2

1: The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, United States of America; 2: Adam Smith Business School at the University of Glasgow

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
 

Is the Elasticity of Taxable Income Mostly An Income Effect?

Michael Smart1, Xavier Dufour2, Pierre-Carl Michaud2

1: U of Toronto, Canada; 2: HEC Montreal, Canada



Optimal Policy Reforms

Juan Rios1, Katy Bergstrom2, William Dodds2

1: PUC Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 2: Tulane University



Tax Reform and the Laffer Curve

Ana Gamarra Rondinel1, James R. Hines Jr.2, Jose F. Sanz-Sanz3

1: University of Melbourne; 2: University of Michigan and NBER; 3: Universidad Complutense de Madrid



Optimal Redistribution with Labor Supply Dependent Productivity

Eren Gürer2, Alfons J. Weichenrieder1

1: Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany; 2: Middle East Technical University

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
 

A – Potentially Positive – Welfare Assessment of the Global Minimum Tax

Lidia Brun1, Jonathan Pycroft1, Daniel Stöhlker1, Maarten van ’t Riet2

1: European Commission, Spain; 2: CPB, Netherlands



The Digital Service Tax and Multisided Platforms

Hans Jarle Kind2, Dirk Schindler1, Guttorm Schjelderup2

1: Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands, The; 2: NHH Norwegian School of Economics



Developing Countries, Tax Treaty Shopping And The Global Minimum Tax

Maarten Van T Riet, Arjan Lejour

CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, Netherlands, The



Will The Global Minimum Tax Hurt Developing Countries?

Andreas Haufler1, Hirofumi Okoshi2, Dirk Schindler3

1: LMU Munich, Germany; 2: Okayama University, Japan; 3: Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

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
 

Free to Roam, Hard to Tax? Assessing the Tax Implications of Digital Nomad Visas in the EU

Hannah Gundert1,2, Julia Spix1,2

1: ZEW Mannheim, Germany; 2: University of Mannheim



Pensioners Without Borders: Agglomeration and the Migration Response to Taxation

Salla Mari Annika Kalin1,2, Antoine Levy3, Mathilde Muñoz4

1: University Of Helsinki, Finland; 2: The Labour Institute for Economic Research; 3: UC Berkeley Haas; 4: UC Berkeley



Golden Visas and Real Estate Markets

Dirk Foremny1, Zhengming Li2, Clara Martínez-Toledano2, Mariona Segú3

1: Universitat de Barcelona / IEB, Spain; 2: Imperial College London; 3: CY Cergy Paris Université

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
 

How Much Does Responsibility Matter in Fairness Measurement?

Laurence Jacquet1, Zhiyang Jia2, Thor O. Thoresen3

1: CY Cergy Paris Universite and THEMA; 2: Statistics Norway; 3: Statistics Norway and Norwegian Fiscal Studies, the Department of Economics, University of Oslo



The Nordic model. Still the same?

Heikki Matias Palviainen1, Markus Jäntti2, Jani-Petri Laamanen3

1: Tampere University, Finland; 2: Stockholm University, Sweden; 3: Tampere University, Finland



What Made Income Taxes Possible?

Conor Clarke1, Edward Fox2, Wojciech Kopczuk3

1: Washington University in St. Louis, United States of America; 2: University of Michigan; 3: Columbia University



Taxing Identity

Joel Slemrod

University of Michigan, United States of America

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
 

Accountability and Long Term Investments: Evidence from Reducing Mayor’s Tenure Length

Jan Kemper

ZEW/ University of Mannheim, Germany



Autonomy and Accountability: Strategic Behavior of German State Leaders During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Salvatore Barbaro, Reyn van Ewijk, Julia Maria Rode

Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany



Participation, Legitimacy And Fiscal Capacity In Weak States: Evidence From Participatory Budgeting

Niccolò Francesco Meriggi1, Kevin Grieco2, Julian Michel2, Abou Bakarr Kamara3, Wilson Prichard4

1: University of Oxford, United Kingdom; 2: University of California Los Angeles, USA; 3: International Growth Centre, Sierra Leone; 4: University of Toronto, Canada



Partisan Alignment And The Allocation Of Intergovernmental Grants

Linda Gonçalves Veiga, Francisco José Veiga

University of Minho, Portugal

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
 

Trusts and International Wealth Management. Direct and Indirect Ownership of Real Estate in Britain.

Amelie Grosenick, Jakob Miethe

LMU Munich, Germany



A Tax-Data Based Analysis of High-Income Earners and the Optimal Income Tax in Japan

Shigeki Kunieda

Chuo University



Hide-Seek-Hide? The Effects of Financial Secrecy on Cross-Border Financial Assets

Petr Janský1, Tereza Palanská1, Miroslav Palanský1,2

1: Charles University, Prague; Czechia; 2: Tax Justice Network

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
 

Rewarding Nominal Growth: Unintended Impacts of Tax Cuts in Iran

Mohammad Javad Dashtimanesh, Mohammad Vesal

Sharif University of Technology, Iran, Islamic Republic of



Musgravian Public Sector Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Government Size

Franky Brice Kogueda Afia, Honoré Bidiasse, Laurent-Fabrice Ambassa

University of Douala, Cameroon



Financial Intermediation and Economic Growth in North Africa: Testing for Granger Causality

Ikraan Hassan2, Khali Mohamed2, Klaas Staal1,2

1: Mainz University, Germany; 2: Karlstad University, Sweden



The Term Structure of Interest Rates in India: Analysing the Post-Pandemic Monetary Policy Stance

Prasanth Chalambetta1, Lekha Chakraborty2, Nehla Shihab2

1: Vinayaka Missions' School of Economics and Public Policy, Vinayaka Missions' Research Foundation (DU), India.; 2: National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, India.

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
 

Size-Based Policies and Firm Growth: Evidence from Pakistan

Mazhar Waseem1, Muhammad Bashir2, Zehra Farooq3, Usama Jamal1

1: University of Manchester, United Kingdom; 2: University of California, Berkeley; 3: Tulane University



Tax Payments Or Tax Processes? Firm Responses To A VAT Registration Threshold In India

Ross James Warwick1, Tushar Nandi2

1: International Monetary Fund, United States of America; 2: IISER Kolkata, India



How Do Businesses Bunch? Evidence on SMEs Using Novel German Administrative Tax Data

Tobias Kreuz1,2, Alexandre Gnaedinger1,2

1: ZEW Mannheim, Germany; 2: University of Mannheim



Firm Networks and Tax Compliance: Experimental Evidence from Uganda

Miguel Almunia1, David J. Henning2, Justine Knebelmann3, Dorothy Nakyambadde4, Lin Tian5

1: CUNEF Universidad, Spain; 2: UCLA, USA; 3: Sciences Po, France; 4: Uganda Revenue Authority, Uganda; 5: INSEAD, Singapore

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
 

Balancing Federalism: The Impact of Decentralizing School Decision Making

Eric A. Hanushek1, Patricia Saenz-Armstrong2, Alejandra Salazar3

1: Stanford University, United States of America; 2: WGU Craft, United States of America; 3: American Institutes for Research, United States of America



The Short- and Long-run Effects of Paying Disadvantaged Teenagers to Go to School

Jack Britton1,2, Nick Ridpath1, Carmen Villa1,3, Ben Waltmann1

1: Institute for Fiscal Studies, United Kingdom; 2: University of York; 3: University of Warwick



The Education Gambit: Chess, Cognitive Skills, And A Natural Experiment In Armenia

Mikayel Tovmasyan

Catholic Unversity Eichsaett-Ingolstadt, Germany



To Enrol or Not to Enrol in University: The Role of Universities in a Context of Government Regulation, Income Contingent Loans, and Variable Tuition Rates

Katherine Cuff2, Ana Gamarra Rondinel1, A. Abigail Payne1

1: University of Melbourne, Australia; 2: Mcmaster University, Canada

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
 

‘Not Without My Friends’: Partisanship and Intermunicipal Cooperation

Albert Solé-Ollé1, Jaume Magre2, Toni Rodón3

1: U. of Barcelona, Spain; 2: New York U., US; 3: U. Pompeu Fabra, Spain



When Integration Backfires: Examining The Effects Of Inter-Municipal Cooperation On Local Housing Markets

Alessandro Sovera

Tampere University, Finland



Analysis Of Public Sector Borrowing Requirements Of Select Indian States: Issues And Challenges

Manish Gupta1, Sk Md Azharuddin2, Malvika Mahesh3

1: National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India; 2: National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India; 3: National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India



How Treasurers Reputation influence Local Government Finance?

Agnieszka Kopańska

University of Warsaw, Poland

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
 

Does It Matter That Carbon Taxes Are Regressive?

Ashley Craig2, Thomas Lloyd1, Dylan Moore3

1: University of Michigan; 2: Australian National University; 3: University of Hawai’i



Assessing The Impact Of Carbon Taxation On Innovation: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis For Belgium

Ilias Matterne, Annelies Roggeman, Isabelle Verleyen

Ghent University, Belgium



How Do Sub-Saharan African Countries Tax Fuel And Vehicles? Evidence From A New Database

Vedanth Nair

Institute for Fiscal Studies, United Kingdom



Decreasing Emissions by Increasing Energy Access? Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment on Off-Grid Solar Lights

Adina Rom1, Dina Pomeranz2, Isabel Günther1

1: ETH Zurich; 2: University of Zurich

 
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
 

Fuelling The Green Transition - The Direct And Indirect Effects Of Fuel Subsidy Reforms In The Andean Region

Pia Rattenhuber1, H. Xavier Jara2, David Rodriguez3, Johana Silva3

1: UNU-WIDER, Finland; 2: International Inequalities Institute, London School of Economics, London, UK; 3: Facultad de Economía, Universidad Externado de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia



The Economics of Sovereign Parametric Insurance in Low and Middle Income Countries

Michael R Carter1,2,3, Marcos Martinez-Sugastti1

1: University of California, Davis, United States of America; 2: NBER; 3: University of Cape Town



The Impact of the Net-Zero Transition on UK Productivity: A Conceptual Framework and New Evidence

Raphael Abiry1,2, Maren Freomel1, Philip Schnattinger1, Prachi Srivastava3, Ivan Yotzov1

1: Bank of England, United Kingdom; 2: Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany; 3: University College Dublin, Ireland



Economic Principles for Integrating Adaptation to Climate Change into Fiscal Policy

Matthieu Bellon, Emanuele Massetti

International Monetary Fund, United States of America

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
 

Matching Tax Returns and Financial Statement Data to Measure Income Shifting

Harald Amberger, Ruby Doeleman, Stefanie Pendl

WU Vienna University of Economics and Business



Local Tax Havens

Johannes Kochems

University of Cologne, Germany



The Three Body Problem: Ecuador’s Tax On Tax Haven Ownership

Pierre Jean Bachas1, Jakob Brounstein2, Alex Bajaña3

1: World Bank; 2: Institute for Fiscal Studies; 3: Servicio Renta Interna Ecuador



Identifying Profit Shifting from Administrative Data

Gerald Agaba2, Ron Davies1,4,5, Kyle McNabb3, Miroslav Palanský5,6

1: University College Dublin, Ireland; 2: Uganda Revenue Authority; 3: ODI, London; Center for Tax Analysis in Developing Countries; 4: Skatteforsk; 5: Tax Justice Network; 6: Charles University

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
 

On the Prevalence of Condorcet's Paradox

Salvatore Barbaro1, Anna-Sophie Kurella2

1: Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany; 2: University of Mannheim, Germany



The Impact of the 2021 Expanded Child Tax Credit on U.S. Consumer Sentiment

Jacob E Bastian

rutgers university, United States of America



Tax and Outcomes on Betting: Directing Pro-Poor Policy in Nairobi, Kenya

Beatrice Mbinya1, Kefa Maunda Simiyu2

1: University of Cape Town; 2: University of Nairobi



Balancing the Books and Morale: The Impact of Pay Systems and Job Rotation on Worker Turnover

Erika Deserranno1, Julia Salmi2, Miri Stryjan3, Lame Ungwang4

1: Bocconi University, Italy, Northwestern University; 2: University of Copenhagen; 3: Aalto University School of Business; 4: ISDC

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
 

Optimal Tax Administration and Redistributive Policy

Sebastian Castillo Ramos, Jukka Pirttila

University of Helsinki, Finland



Payments Under the Table: Tax Distortions and Optimal Taxation

Ana Franco

University of Michigan, United States of America



Optimal Taxation with Non-Filers & Imperfect Takeup

Dylan Moore

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, United States of America



Optimal Enforcement of Redistributive Taxation

Claus Thustrup Kreiner

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

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
 

Tax Revenue and Growth in Africa

Elina Berghäll

VATT Institute for Economic Research, Finland



Real Asset Market Incompleteness and Tax Policy

Hyejeong SIM

National Assembly Budget Office, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)



Fiscal Deficit Under the Fiscal Rule Regime in India: The Role of Disinvestment of PSEs

Aneesh K A, Susmita Kalyani

CHRIST University, India



Reconciling Tax Buoyancy and Tax Capacity

Andrey Timofeev

Georgia State University, United States of America

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
 

Economies of Scope, Economies of Scale and Local Government: Evidence from the Boundary Reform of Local Governments

Takeshi Miyazaki

Kyushu University, Japan



Can Sub-National Climate Finance Mitigate Climate Driven Risks? Accounting For AI Preparedness, Gender Budgeting And Methodological Heterogeneities

Atrayee Choudhury

National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India



Balancing Authority: Property Owners’ Perspectives On Local And Traditional Roles In Property Taxation In Zambia

Nicolas Orgeira Pillai

University of Sussex, International Centre for Tax and Development

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
 

Spatial Inequality and Informality in Kenya’s Firm Network

Benard Kipyegon Kirui1, Verena Wiedemann2, Vatsal Khandelwal3, Peter Wankuru Chacha4

1: Privatization Commission, Kenya; 2: International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group); 3: University of Exeter, UK; 4: IMF



Lying to the Taxman or Accepting a Helping Hand ? Evidence from a Novel Experiment on SMEs in Tanzania

Revocatus Washington Paul1, Ephraim Mdee2, Massaga Fimbo2, Jonathan Karver3, Christopher Hoy3, Zain Chaudhry3

1: World Bank, Tanzania; 2: Tanzania Revenue Authority; 3: World Bank



Trade-offs in the Design of Simplified Tax Regimes in Low Capacity Settings

Christopher Alexander Hoy1, Thiago Scott1, Alex Oguso2, Ruggero Doino1, Anna Custers3, Jonathan George Karver1, Daniel Zalo2, Nicolas Orgeira Pillai4

1: World Bank, United States of America; 2: Kenya Revenue Authority, Kenya; 3: Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences; 4: International Centre for Tax and Development



Exploring Gender Disparities in Rwanda’s Presumptive Tax System

Dario Tortarolo, Hitomi Komatsu, Amadeus Malisa, Mahvish Shaukat

World Bank

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
 

Extending Working Life: The Effects Of Retirement Age Reform On Employment Participation And Health Trajectories

Tero Kuusi1, Pekka Martikainen2, Olli Ropponen1, Tarmo Valkonen1

1: Etla Economic Research, Finland; 2: University of Helsinki, Finland



Shifting Sweetness: Impacts of South Africa’s Health Promotion Levy on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages

Tim Cejka1, Marlies Piek2, Mazhar Waseem3

1: UC Berkeley; 2: National Treasury of South Africa; 3: University of Manchester



Long-Run Effects of Food Assistance: Evidence from the Food Stamp Program and Administrative Data

Marianne Bitler1, Theodore Figinski2

1: UC Davis, United States of America; 2: Treasury Department, US Government



Effects of Childhood Cancer on Siblings

Thomas Crol1, Eva Mörk1, Gerard van den Berg2

1: Uppsala University, Sweden; 2: University of Groningen

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
 

Economic Conditions And Far-Right Support: Places Or People?

Thomas Rieger1, Charlotte Bartels2

1: DIW Berlin / FU Berlin, Germany; 2: University of Leipzig, Germany



Roads to Fascism? State Capacity and the Spread of Political Violence

Tommaso Celani1, Luca Vittorio Angelo Colombo2, Michele Magnani3, Massimiliano Onorato3

1: European Central Bank; 2: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy; 3: Università degli Studi di Bologna



Political Instability in Africa and Commodity Price Volatility

Steve kevin Ngangni, Georges Dieudonne Mbondo

University of Douala, Cameroon



Electoral Incentives to Obtain EU Grants

Francisco José Veiga1, Linda Gonçalves Veiga1, Otto Swank2

1: Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal; 2: Erasmus School of Economics, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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)
 

The Interpersonal Side Of Tax Compliance: Interactions Between Taxpayers And Tax Officials In Rwanda

Giulia Mascagni1, Celeste Scarpini1, Denis Mukama2, Fabrizio Santoro1, Naphtal Hakizimana2

1: International Centre for Tax and Development; 2: Rwanda Revenue Authority



Property Tax Compliance in Tanzania: Can Nudges Help?

Fredrick Manang

University of Dodoma (UDOM), Tanzania



Tax Audits And Their Distortionary Effects

David Johannes Henning1, Joseph Okello2

1: UCLA; 2: Ugandan Revenue Authority



Treat - Remind - Repeat! A Natural Field Experiment in a Tax Amnesty Context

Gayline Migide Vuluku1, Christian Bauer1, Erich Kirchler2

1: Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria; 2: University of Vienna, Austria

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
 

Policy Competition in a Spatial Economy

David Agrawal2, Tidiane Ly3, Raphael Parchet1

1: Università della Svizzera italiana, Switzerland; 2: University of California, Irvine; 3: University of Syracuse



Market Power in the Middle East

Ahmed Khaled Yassin Tohamy1, Yevgeniya Korniyenko2, Weining Xin2

1: University of Oxford, United Kingdom; 2: International Monetary Fund



Tax Competition, Labor Market Imperfections, And The Specification Of Congestion

Johannes Pauser

University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany



Local Policy Misperceptions and Investment: Experimental Evidence from Firm Decision Makers

Sebastian Blesse1, Florian Buhlmann2, Philipp Heil3, Davud Rostam-Afschar4

1: Leipzig University; 2: ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research; 3: LMU Munich; 4: University of Mannheim, Germany

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
 

Taxing Mobile Money: Theory and Evidence

Michael Barczay1, Shafik Hebous2, Fayçal Sawadogo2, Jean-Francois Wen2

1: European University Institute, Florence, Italy; 2: International Monetary Fund, Washington DC, United States of America



Enforcing Taxes on Cryptocurrencies

Hjalte Fejerskov Boas1, Mona Barake2

1: University of Copenhagen; 2: Skatteforsk, NMBU



Cashless Tax Systems: Voluntary vs. Mandated Digital Payments in Eswatini

Fabrizio Santoro1, Phindile Masuku2, Tanele Magongo2

1: Institute of Development Studies, United Kingdom; 2: Eswatini Revenue Service



Tax Salience: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania

Jasmin Vietz1, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad2,3, Sunniva Nygard Ingholm2, Lucas Katera4, Emil Løstegard2, Ingrid Hoem Sjursen2, Vincent Somville2,5

1: University of Hohenheim, Germany; 2: Chr. Michelsen Institute; 3: African Tax Insitute, University of Pretoria; 4: REPOA; 5: Norwegian School of Economics

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
 
2:15pm - 2:37pm

Public Sector Capacities to Address Macro-Critical Concerns for Water Resilience

Emanuele Massetti, Junko Mochizuki, Suphachol Suphachalasai, Christine Richmond, Dora Benedek

International Monetary Fund, United States of America



2:37pm - 3:00pm

Welfare Economic Analysis of Climate Change and Drought in Eastern Ethiopia

Bart Defloor, Haileyesus Girma Birhane

Ghent University, Belgium



3:00pm - 3:22pm

Raindrop in the Drought? Vulnerability to Climate Shocks and the Role of Social Protection in Zambia

Anna Zasova1, Katrin Gasior2, Pia Rattenhuber1, Adnan Shahir3,1

1: UNU-WIDER, Finland; 2: Southern African Social Policy Research Insights, UK; 3: University of Bologna



3:22pm - 3:45pm

Regulations, Public Goods, and Firm Adaptation: Evidence from Environmental Water Policy in China

Juan Carlos Suarez Serrato

Stanford GSB, United States of America

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
 

The Effect of Global Anti-Tax Avoidance Efforts on Sub-National Profit Shifting

Johannes J. Gaul1,2, Inga Schulz1

1: Universität Mannheim, Germany; 2: ZEW, Germany



Global Minimum Tax and Profit Shifting

Tomas Boukal1, Petr Janský1, Miroslav Palanský1,2

1: Charles University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Czech Republic; 2: Tax Justice Network, London, United Kingdom



Global Minimum Tax: a stress test for Banks?

Alessandro Chiari

CORPTAX, Charles University

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
 
2:15pm - 2:37pm

Beyond The Tax Bill: Measuring Tax Compliance Costs For Ugandan Firms

Adrienne Forder Lees1,2

1: Institute of Development Studies, United Kingdom; 2: University of Sussex, United Kingdom



2:37pm - 3:00pm

Climate Shocks and Economic Resilience: Evidence from Zambia’s Formal Sector

Rodrigo Oliveira1, Kwabena Adu-Ababio1, Evaristo Mwale2

1: UNU-WIDER, Finland; 2: Zambia Revenue Authority



3:00pm - 3:22pm

Mapping VAT Non-Compliance in Rwanda

Amina Ebrahim1, Umuhire Grace Ingabire2, John Karangwa2

1: UNU-WIDER; 2: Rwanda Revenue Authority

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
 

Labor Market Reforms in Open Economies: Current Account Dynamics and Consumer Heterogeneity

Brigitte Hochmuth1, Stephane Moyen2, Felix Schröter3, Nikolai Stähler2

1: University of Vienna, CEPR; 2: Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany; 3: Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna



Efficiency Analysis of Public Expenditure in India: A Sub-National Study

Gopika G1, Kiran Kumar Kakarlapudi2

1: Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT) affiliated with Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT); 2: Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT) affiliated with Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT)



Fiscal Exchange and Tax Compliance: Strengthening the Social Contract Under Low State Capacity

Laura Montenbruck

Stockholm University, Sweden



How Large Is the Government?

James R. Hines Jr.

University of Michigan, United States of America

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
 

Loss of Marital Gains from the Division of Labor and Divorce: Evidence from a Pension Reform in Japan

Junya Hamaaki1, Yoshitomo Ogawa2

1: Hosei University, Japan; 2: Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan



Labor Market Sorting and Public Pensions in Developing Countries

Han Gao2, Kathleen McKiernan1

1: Vanderbilt University, United States of America; 2: University of New South Wales, Australia



Pension Participations and Health-Related Behaviors: Evidence from Mongolia

Tomoaki Tanaka1,2,3

1: Queen Mary University of London, UK; 2: The University of Tokyo, UK; 3: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan



Public Pension Reforms and Disability Benefit Uptake – Evidence from the UK’s Early Retirement Age Increase

Jonathan Cribb, Heidi Karjalainen

Institute for Fiscal Studies, United Kingdom

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
 

On The Deep Root of Fiscal Capacity: The Role of Statehood Experience

Bernard Clery Nomo Beyala

University of Yaounde 2, Cameroon



Transition of Sub-National Fiscal Multiplier across Structural Characteristics - Evidence from Indian States

Mahima Gupta, Amlendu Dubey

I.I.T DELHI, India



Women in Government and Pro-poor Growth in East Africa

Kefa Maunda Simiyu1,3,4,5, Fellah Wanjiru2

1: Economics Scholar Panel; 2: Kenya School of Law; 3: University of Nairobi; 4: Economics Students Association of Kenya; 5: The Continental Pot



Understanding Fiscal Capacity In Africa: How Societal Institutions Drive Tax Performance?

Abiodun Adewale Adegboye

Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, Nigeria

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
 

Taxes And The Global Spillovers Of AI Investments

Emilia Gschossmann1, Marcel Olbert2

1: University of Mannheim, Germany; 2: London Business School, United Kingdom



Does Information about Tax Shifting Shift Tax Preferences?

Sarah Necker, Lisa Windsteiger, Fabian Böhme

ifo institute, Germany



Bayesian Analysis of Public Investment Distortion in Cameroon

Marius Bendoma1, Cyrille Essomba Messiné2, Franky Brice Afia Kogueda2

1: University of Douala, Higher School of Economic and Mangement (ESSEC), Cameroon; 2: University of Douala, Faculty of Economic Sciences and Applied Management (FSGA), Cameroon



Private Capital Markets and Inequality

Clara Martínez-Toledano1, Ararat Gocmen2, Vrinda Mittal3

1: Imperial College London, United Kingdom; 2: University College London; 3: University of North Carolina

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)
 

The Impact of E-filing on Corporate Income Tax Compliance: Administrative Panel Data Evidence from Ethiopia

Seid Yimam Mohamed

International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD), and University of Sussex



Tax Code Complexity, Tax Advisor Services and Firm Outcomes: Evidence from South Africa

Nadine Riedel, Franziska Sicking, Ida Zinke

University of Muenster, Germany



Does Simplification Increase Firms’ Compliance With VAT? Evidence From The Cross-Border E-Commerce Sector

Philipp Dörrenberg, Alina Pfrang, Christin Schmidt

University of Mannheim, Germany



Do Firms Respond to Presumptive Tax Credits?

Carlos Gomes1, Enlinson Mattos2

1: Sao Paulo Revenue Service; 2: Fundacao Getulio Vargas, Brazil

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
 

Mine Suppliers: Understanding Backward Linkages in Kitwe, Zambia

Anja Benshaul-Tolonen, Paula Fernandez Musso

Barnard College, Columbia University, United States of America



Life Evaluation, Affluence and Trust in National Democratic Alliance Government in India

Raghav Gaiha1, Vidhya Unnikrishnan2, Vani Kulkarni3, Radhika Aggarwal4

1: University of Pennsylvania; 2: Lancaster University, Germany; 3: U Penn; 4: University of Delhi



Rent-Sharing Between Firms and States: Evidence from the Extractive Sector

Alice Chiocchetti1,2, Ninon Moreau-Kastler1,2

1: Paris School of Economics, France; 2: EUTax Observatory

     
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