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.