Conference Agenda
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Session Overview |
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| 3:00pm - 6:00pm | Board I: IIPF Board meeting I (on invitation) Location: SHSS Boardroom |
| 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Registration |
| 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Board Dinner: IIPF Board dinner (on invitation) |
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| 8:00am - 9:00am | Registration desk opens |
| 9:00am - 9:30am | Opening Location: Main Auditorium |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | Plenary I: Keynote Ravi Kanbur (Cornell University): "New Developments in the Theory and Practice of Targeting for Poverty Reduction" Location: Main Auditorium Session Chair: Jennifer Nyakinya, NIERA |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Coffee Break I Location: SHSS Rooftop |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A01: Tax Audit Location: SS4 Session 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 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A02: Corporate Income Tax Reforms Location: SS5 Session 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 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A03: Subnational Public Finance Location: SS6 Session Chair: Thiess Buettner, FAU Discussant 1: Oliver Märtz, German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer Discussant 2: Renjith PS, Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation (GIFT) Discussant 3: Thiess Buettner, FAU Discussant 4: Alessandro Sovera, Tampere University |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A04: Intergenerational Wealth Transmission Location: SS7 Session Chair: Isabel Martínez, KOF Swiss Economic Institute at ETH Zurich |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A05: Public Infrastructure Location: SS8 Session 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 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A06: Portfolio Choice and Invesment Plans Location: SS9 Session 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 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A08: Subsidies Location: SS11 Session 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 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A09: Labor Supply and Impacts of Job Loss Location: SS12 Session 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 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | A10: Fiscal Policy in Africa Location: SS13 Session Chair: Matthew Amalitinga Abagna, Tax Justice Network Discussant 1: Adama Ouedraogo, University of Clermont Auvergne Discussant 2: Jesse Joonas Juhani Lastunen, UNU-WIDER Discussant 3: Matthew Amalitinga Abagna, Tax Justice Network Discussant 4: Kefa Maunda Simiyu, Economics Scholar/ University of Nairobi/ KESA |
| 1:00pm - 2:15pm | Lunch I Location: SHSS Rooftop |
| 1:00pm - 2:15pm | 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 - 4:15pm | B01: Property Values and Mobility Location: SS4 Session 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 |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B02: Minimum Corporate Tax and Firm Behavior Location: SS5 Session 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 |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B03: Migration Location: SS6 Session Chair: Panu Poutvaara, ifo Institute and University of Munich Discussant 1: Yogam Kom Tchokni, DIW - German Institut for Economic Research Discussant 2: Luciana M. Galeano, University of Michigan Discussant 3: Panu Poutvaara, ifo Institute and University of Munich Discussant 4: Jan Gromadzki, Vienna University of Economics and Business |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B04: Taxing Business Owners Location: SS7 Session 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 |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B05: Inheritance Taxation and Intergenerational Mobility Location: SS8 Session 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 |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B06: Pension Reforms Location: SS9 Session 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 |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B07: Behavioral Responses to Personal Income Taxation Location: SS10 Session 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 |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B08: Informality Location: SS11 Session 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 |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B09: Microsimulation and Benefits Location: SS12 Session Chair: Snorre Skagseth, Statistics Norway Discussant 1: Takeshi Miyazaki, Kyushu University Discussant 2: Snorre Skagseth, Statistics Norway Discussant 3: Timo Meiendresch, Fraunhofer FIT |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B10: Cross-Border Trade Location: SS13 Session Chair: Nora Strecker, University College Dublin Discussant 1: Abiodun Adewale Adegboye, West African Tax Administration Forum Discussant 2: Nikolai Stähler, Deutsche Bundesbank Discussant 3: Nora Strecker, University College Dublin Discussant 4: Mehmet Serkan Tosun, University of Nevada, Reno |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B11: Transfer Pricing and Thin-Cap Rules Location: SS14 Session 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 |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | B12: Tax Morale and Governance Location: SS15 Session 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 - 4:45pm | Coffee Break II Location: SHSS Rooftop |
| 4:45pm - 5:45pm | Plenary II: Keynote Rema Hanna (Harvard University): "Strengthening State Capacity Through Research Engagements" Location: Main Auditorium Session Chair: François Gerard, University College London |
| 5:45pm - 6:45pm | General Assembly of Members Location: Main Auditorium |
| 6:45pm - 7:15pm | shuttle to reception: transport shuttle for participants, start at USIU |
| 7:15pm - 9:00pm | Social Program I: Welcome Reception Location: Safari Park Hotel |
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| 6:00am - 8:00am | shuttle to excursions: transport shuttle for participants, start at USIU, 2nd pick-up at Safari Park Hotel |
| 8:00am - 12:00pm | Social Program II: Excursions |
| 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Plenary III: Keynote Niels Johannesen (Oxford University): "Tax Enforcement with Imperfect Information" Location: Main Auditorium Session Chair: Shafik Hebous, International Monetary Fund IMF |
| 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Lunch II Location: SHSS Rooftop |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C01: Demography Location: SS4 Session 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 |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C02: Profit Shifting, Anti-Avoidance, and Developing Countries Location: SS5 Session 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 |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C03: Wealth, Inequality, and Taxation Location: SS6 Session Chair: Tsvetana Spasova, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW Discussant 1: Olle Hammar, Linnaeus University Discussant 2: Jan Žalman, Charles University, Prague Discussant 3: Tsvetana Spasova, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW Discussant 4: Johan Sæverud, University of Copenhagen |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C04: Fiscal Austerity and Reforms Location: SS7 Session 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 |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C05: Tax Incentives and Innovation Location: SS8 Session 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 |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C06: Digitalization and Tax Compliance Location: SS9 Session 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 |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C07: Education and Inequality Location: SS10 Session 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 |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C08: Subnational Budgeting and Finance Location: SS11 Session Chair: Akinobu Ogawa, Niigata University Discussant 1: Julian Koller, ETH Zürich Discussant 2: Akinobu Ogawa, Niigata University Discussant 3: Martin Mosler, University of Lucerne |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C09: Crime and Enforcement Location: SS12 Session 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 |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | C10: Optimal Personal Income Tax Location: SS13 Session Chair: Alfons J. Weichenrieder, Goethe University Frankfurt Discussant 1: Juan Rios, PUC Rio de Janeiro Discussant 2: Ana Gamarra Rondinel, University of Melbourne Discussant 3: Alfons J. Weichenrieder, Goethe University Frankfurt Discussant 4: Michael Smart, U of Toronto |
| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | Side event: Event for local students and mentors (on invitation) Location: Main Auditorium |
| 4:00pm - 4:30pm | Coffee Break III Location: SHSS Rooftop |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D01: Minimum Tax, Digital Tax, and Welfare Location: SS4 Session 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 |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D02: Taxpayer Mobility and Evasion Location: SS5 Session 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 |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D03: Identity and Fairness in Taxation Location: SS6 Session Chair: Joel Slemrod, University of Michigan Discussant 1: Heikki Matias Palviainen, Tampere University Discussant 2: Conor Clarke, Washington University in St. Louis Discussant 3: Joel Slemrod, University of Michigan Discussant 4: Thor O. Thoresen, Statistics Norway |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D04: Accountability and Subnational Governments Location: SS7 Session 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 |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D05: Offshore Assets and Taxing High-Income Earners Location: SS8 Session 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 |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D06: Macro-Fiscal Policy Location: SS9 Session 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 |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D07: VAT Registration Threshold Location: SS10 Session 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 |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D08: Education Policy Location: SS11 Session 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 |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D09: Intermunicipal Cooperation and Finance Location: SS12 Session 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 |
| 4:30pm - 6:30pm | D10: Climate Change Mitigation Location: SS13 Session Chair: Dina Deborah Pomeranz, University of Zurich Discussant 1: Ilias Matterne, Ghent University Discussant 2: Vedanth Nair, Institute for Fiscal Studies Discussant 3: Dina Deborah Pomeranz, University of Zurich Discussant 4: Thomas Michael Lloyd, University of Michigan |
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| 8:15am - 9:30am | Board II: IIPF Board meeting II (on invitation) Location: SHSS Boardroom |
| 9:30am - 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 |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | 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 |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | E: Mentoring III: Mentoring session: Rewarding careers outside academia Location: SS6 With:
• Isabel Martinez
• Fayçal Sawadogo
• Thor Olav Thoresen
• Ben Waltman |
| 9:30am - 10:30am | E: Mentoring IV: Mentoring session: Publishing in economics journal Location: SS7 With:
• Marianne Bitler
• Claus Th. Kreiner
• Sara LaLumia
• Joel Slemrod |
| 10:30am - 11:00am | Coffee Break IV Location: SHSS Rooftop |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F01: Climate Policy Location: SS4 Session 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 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F02: Quantifying Profit Shifting Location: SS5 Session 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 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F03: Public Choices and Private Incentives Location: SS6 Session Chair: Erika Deserranno, Bocconi University Discussant 1: Jacob E Bastian, rutgers university Discussant 2: Beatrice Mbinya, Univeristy of Nairobi Discussant 3: Erika Deserranno, Bocconi University Discussant 4: Salvatore Barbaro, Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F04: Optimal Redistribution and Enforcement Location: SS7 Session 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 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F05: Taxes, Buoyancy, and Growth Location: SS8 Session 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 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F06: Decentralization and Local Government Location: SS9 Session 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 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F07: World Bank DaTAX Location: SS10 Session 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 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F08: Health Outcome Location: SS11 Session 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 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F09: Political Economy Location: SS12 Session 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 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F10: Tax Enforcement and Nudges Location: SS13 Session Chair: Gayline Migide Vuluku, Vienna University of Economics and Business Discussant 1: Fredrick Manang, University of Dodoma (UDOM) Discussant 2: David Johannes Henning, UCLA Discussant 3: Gayline Migide Vuluku, Vienna University of Economics and Business Discussant 4: Celeste Scarpini, International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F11: Competition Location: SS14 Session 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 |
| 11:00am - 1:00pm | F12: Digital Money and Taxation Location: SS15 Session 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 - 2:15pm | Lunch III Location: SHSS Rooftop |
| 1:00pm - 2:15pm | 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 - 4:15pm | G01: Water and Climate Adaptation Location: SS4 Session 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 - 4:15pm | G02: The Effects of BEPS and Minimum Taxation on Profit Shifting Location: SS5 Session 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 |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | G03: Enhancing VAT Collection in Africa: Evidence from Tax Administrative Data Location: SS6 Session Chair: Amina Ebrahim, UNU-WIDER Discussant 1: Rodrigo Oliveira, UNU-WIDER Discussant 2: Amina Ebrahim, UNU-WIDER Discussant 3: Adrienne Forder Lees, Institute of Development Studies |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | G04: Measuring and Managing the Public Sector Location: SS7 Session 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 |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | G05: Pension and Labor Location: SS8 Session 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 |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | G07: Fiscal Capacity Location: SS10 Session 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 |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | G08: Empirics of Investment and Innovation Location: SS11 Session 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 |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | G09: Improving Tax Compliance of SMEs Location: SS12 Session 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) |
| 2:15pm - 4:15pm | G10: The Extractive Sector and Development Location: SS13 Session Chair: Alice Chiocchetti, Paris School of Economics Discussant 1: Vidhya Unnikrishnan, Lancaster University Discussant 2: Alice Chiocchetti, Paris School of Economics Discussant 3: Paula Fernandez Musso, Barnard College, Columbia University |
| 4:15pm - 4:45pm | Coffee Break V Location: SHSS Rooftop |
| 4:45pm - 5:45pm | Plenary IV: Keynote Oyebola Okunogbe (World Bank): "Expanding the Frontier of Taxation: Technology, Transparency and Trust" Location: Main Auditorium Session Chair: Dina Deborah Pomeranz, University of Zurich |
| 5:45pm - 6:15pm | Closing Location: Main Auditorium |
| 6:15pm - 7:15pm | shuttle to Conference Dinner: transport shuttle for participants, start at USIU |
| 7:15pm - 10:00pm | Social Program III: Conference Dinner (incl. Award Ceremony) Location: Safari Park Hotel |