Tax and Public Finance
Improved taxation is a key for developing countries to escape from aid or singular natural resource dependency.
Current projects

Jun 2021 - Jun 2025
The TaxCapDev-network (phase III)

Jan 2020 - Dec 2024
Strengthening Fragile States through Taxation (FRAGTAX)

Feb 2020 - Dec 2023
Public services, security and the legacy of pre-colonial states in Uganda

Apr 2019 - Dec 2023
Tax Compliance, VAT Revenues and Business Development in Tanzania
Completed projects

Sep 2022 - Oct 2022
Norad Governance and Transparency Section: Theory of Change

Jan 2017 - May 2021
TaxCapDev-network

Jul 2014 - Dec 2019
Tanzania as a Future Petro-State: Prospects and Challenges

Sep 2016 - Mar 2018
Mapping Tax Compliance Cost for Businesses in Africa

Jul 2017 - Feb 2018
Taxation in fragile states

Mar 2017 - Dec 2017
Experiences with Electronic Fiscal Devices (EFDs) in Tanzania

Feb 2017 - Aug 2017
Tax evasion: a review of the literature

Feb 2016 - Jun 2017
Taxing the urban boom in Tanzania: Interests, incentives and real estate in Dar

May 2015 - Apr 2016
Electronic Sales Register Machines, Tax Enforcement and Tax outcomes

Feb 2013 - Jun 2013
Revenue mobilization at sub-national levels in Sudan

Nov 2010 - Mar 2012
International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD)

Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
The political-economy of property tax collection in Tanzania

Nov 2010 - Dec 2011
Peoples' views of taxation in Africa

Nov 2010 - Dec 2011
Local government taxation and tax administration in Africa

Aug 2010 - Dec 2011
The tax systems in Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia: capacity and constraints

Aug 2010 - Dec 2010
The Construction Transparency Initiative (CoST)

Feb 2010 - Dec 2010
Linking procurement and political economy

Nov 2009 - Dec 2010
The Basics of Integrity in Procurement. A Guidebook

Oct 2009 - Dec 2010
Capital flight and the banking sector

Oct 2008 - Dec 2010
Participation, representation and taxation in local governance in Angola

May 2009 - Oct 2009
From curse to development: Natural resources, institutions and public revenues

Mar 2008 - Aug 2008
The Political Economy of Natural Resource Management - Ghana and Nigeria
Building welfare
Improved taxation is a key for developing countries to escape from aid or singular natural resource dependency.
We study how governments in poor countries can raise financial resources in ways that enhance their effectiveness and political legitimacy. Through high quality, practically-oriented political economy research and communication activities, our research has informed reform agendas and policy debates on tax reforms in developing countries for decades.
We provide both empirical and theoretical insights and policy recommendations to governments, development agencies, private enterprises and civil society.
Our research and evaluation expertise:
- Tax compliance
- Taxation and governance
- Tax reform in natural resource rich countries
- Sub-national and informal sector taxation
- Intra-governmental fiscal relations
- International taxation and capital flows
- Tax and SDGs