Ingrid Hoem Sjursen
Current projects
The TaxCapDev-network (phase III)
Public services, security and the legacy of pre-colonial states in Uganda
Tax Compliance, VAT Revenues and Business Development in Tanzania
Completed projects
Norad Governance and Transparency Section: Theory of Change
TaxCapDev-network
Tanzania as a Future Petro-State: Prospects and Challenges
Experiences with Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs) in Tanzania
Evaluation of the Norwegian Aid Administration's Systems & Practices
International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD)
Peoples' views of taxation in Africa
Local government taxation and tax administration in Africa
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Economist working on taxation and state capacity
Ingrid's primary research agenda concerns taxation, development and accountability. Her research aims to understand citizens' taxpayer behavior and demand for accountability, as well as how taxation shapes government accountability and state capacity. Ingrid is also working on intra-household decision-making and has intrests in global health. She is currently involved in the following projects at CMI:
- Tax Compliance in Tanzania: The Role of Trust and Norms
- Successful Advances in Fiscal ARchItecture (SAFARI): Evidence from a new tax in Zanzibar
- Tax Compliance, VAT Revenues and Business Development in Tanzania
- Public Services, Security and the Legacy of pre-colonial states in Uganda
Ingrid has a PhD in economics from FAIR at the Norwegian School of Economics and her thesis employed lab-in-the field, survey and online experiments. Prior to joining CMI, Ingrid worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at MISUM at Stockholm School of Economics and Centre for Applied Research at NHH (SNF).