Research Staff

Odd-Helge Fjeldstad

Research Professor, Coordinator: Tax and Public Finance

Completed projects

Jan 2017 - May 2021

TaxCapDev-network

Jul 2017 - Feb 2018

Taxation in fragile states

Mar 2003 - Dec 2003

Rural taxation in Uganda

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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.

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