Odd-Helge Fjeldstad
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Strengthening Fragile States through Taxation (FRAGTAX)
Public services, security and the legacy of pre-colonial states in Uganda
Tax Compliance, VAT Revenues and Business Development in Tanzania (TaCoTa)
Norad Governance and Transparency Section: Theory of Change
Pre-colonial centralization and tax compliance norm in contemporary Uganda
TaxCapDev-network
Tanzania as a Future Petro-State: Prospects and Challenges
Taxation in fragile states
Experiences with Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs) in Tanzania
Diversification of the Angolan Economy
Tax evasion: a review of the literature
Taxing the urban boom in Tanzania: Interests, incentives and real estate in Dar
Taxation and local democracy under the oil state
Revenue mobilization at sub-national levels in Sudan
International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD)
The political-economy of property tax collection in Tanzania
Peoples' views of taxation in Africa
Local government taxation and tax administration in Africa
The tax systems in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia: capacity and constraints
Allowances and Per Diems in Sub-Saharan Africa
Linking procurement and political economy
Capital flight and the banking sector
Advisory work for 'Multi-donor anti-corruption evaluation'
Participation, representation and taxation in local governance in Angola
Tanzania: Macroeconomic modelling (MACMOD)
Violence, Poverty and Police Corruption
Local government reform in Tanzania (Phase 2)
From curse to development: Natural resources, institutions and public revenues
Evaluation of the World Bank's Support for Public Sector Reform
Research and Institutional Development Links between CMI and SEAPREN
Effects of the tax systems in Africa on investments and growth
Planning the new 'Natural Resources Management Programme' in Tanzania
Effects of the tax system in Tanzania on investments and growth
Local governance, urban poverty and service delivery in Namibia
Local government reform in Tanzania (Phase 1)
The MUWATIN agreement (phase 3): State building and rent-seeking in Palestine
Corruption and reform (Strategic Institute Programme)
Rural taxation in Uganda
Administrative authority and trust between state and society in South Africa
The MUWATIN agreement (phase 2): Transition to democracy
Decentralisation and corruption
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Economist focusing on taxation, fiscal corruption and capital flight.
Odd-Helge holds a PhD (Dr. Oecon) in economics from the Norwegian School of Economics. He has more than three decades of experience in academic and applied research on development economics in East and Southern Africa, with a particular focus on the political economy of taxation and reform. His research has been published in leading journals, including The Economic Journal, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Institutional Economics, World Development, Journal of Development Studies, and Journal of Modern African Studies, as well as in books with Cambridge University Press, ZED/University of Chicago Press, Edward Elgar, and Routledge. He has worked in long-term partnership with African research institutions and has advised governments on taxation and public financial management. In addition, he has served as a consultant for both bilateral and multilateral development organizations. Odd-Helge has extensive experience in research management, having directed major multidisciplinary research and training programmes. His expertise also extends to teaching, supervision, and capacity building in economic policy analysis, fiscal reforms, governance, and the economics of corruption. He is currently Extraordinary Professor at the African Tax Institute, University of Pretoria, and Research Professor at Chr. Michelsen Institute.