Select Research Presentations to Policy Audiences
“Strategic Leadership to Strengthen Revenue Systems”. Invited Lecture and Training Session for the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Forum. April 23, 2024. Available here.
“Change That Lasts: The Short and Long-Term Politics of Property Tax Reform”. Invited Presentation to Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Public Finance Tax and Development Community of Practice. April 18, 2024.
“Building More Effective Property Tax Systems in Lower-Income Countries: Lessons from International Experience”. Keynote Address to Ministry of Finance/VNG Workshop on Property Tax Reform in Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. March 14, 2024.
“Doing Effective Political Economy Analysis for Development Programming”. Invited Presentation to to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Regional Advisors Retreat. Kigali, Rwanda. February 27, 2024.
“Designing Effective Property Tax Reform Programs”. Invited Presentation to to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Regional Advisors Retreat. Kigali, Rwanda. February 27, 2024.
“Leveraging Research Programs to Strengthen Country Level Donor Support. Invited Presentation to Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Public Finance Tax and Development Community of Practice. January 30, 2024.
“Building More Effective, Equitable and Accountable Tax Systems”. Invited Presentation to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Governance Advisors Retreat. London, UK. October 16, 2023.
“Strategies for Strengthening Property Tax Systems in Lower-Income Countries”. Invited Presentation to Meeting Malaga Global Coalition for Municipal Finance hosted by UNCDF. Malaga, Spain. October 5, 2023. Available here.
“Mobilizing Appropriate Technology for Property Tax Reform”. Invited Presentation to Government of Zambia Workshop Review of the Rating Act and Drawing up Consensus for Streamlining the Rating Process for Las. Lusaka, Zambia. September 13, 2023.
“Approaches to Property Taxation on Customary Land”. Invited Presentation to Government of Zambia Workshop Review of the Rating Act and Drawing up Consensus for Streamlining the Rating Process for Las. Lusaka, Zambia. September 13, 2023.
“Property Tax Reform Proposals from International Experience and Local Assessment”. Invited Presentation to Government of Zambia Workshop Review of the Rating Act and Drawing up Consensus for Streamlining the Rating Process for Las. Lusaka, Zambia. September 12, 2023.
“Cadaster-First” vs “Property Tax First” Approaches to Reforming Property Tax Systems”. Invited Presentation to UN-HABITAT Webinar Series on on Land Based Revenues. September 11, 2023. Available here.
“Strategic Leadership for Digitalization of Tax Administration”. Invited Presentation to the African Tax Administration Forum/NTO Conference on Digitalization of Tax Administration. Cape Town, South Africa. September 5, 2023. Available here.
“Making Digitalization Work.” Invited Presentation to the African Tax Administration Forum/NTO Conference on Digitalization of Tax Administration. Cape Town, South Africa. September 4, 2023. Available here.
“Priority Setting in African Tax Administration”. Invited Presentation to the African Tax Administration Revenue Administration Masterclass for Heads of Revenue Authorities in Africa. August 17, 2023. Available here.
“Strategies for Linking Revenue and Public Services”. Invited Presentation to Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Public Finance Tax and Development Community of Practice. April 25, 2023.
“Building Fiscal Contracts in Sierra Leone: Participatory Budgeting, Tax Compliance and the Politics of Reform”. Invited Presentation to the International Growth Centre. May 16, 2023.
“Options et stratégies de réforme pour exploiter le potentiel de l’impôt foncier”. Invited Presentation at MRIP Seminar sur la Fiscalité Locaux. June 29, 2023.
“Putting the Just Back in the Energy Transition: Taxing the Mining Sector in Africa”. Invited Panelists at the African Tax Administration Forum/Intergovernmental Forum Future of Resource Taxation Conference. Lusaka, Zambia. June 27, 2023. Available here.
“Simplified Approaches to Property Valuation in the Global South”. Invited Discussant at African Tax Institute Seminar. Pretoria, South Africa. June 22, 2023
“Strengthening the Role of Parliaments in Building Better Tax Systems”. Invited Panelists at the Addis Tax Initiative Annual General Assembly. Lusaka, Zambia. June 21, 2023. Available here.
“Strengthening Tax Systems in the Global South”. Invited Speaker on Opening Panel at the Addis Tax Initiative Annual General Assembly. Lusaka, Zambia. June 20, 2023. Available here.
“Tax Revenue Mobilization During the Pandemic: Opportunities and Setbacks”. Keynote Presentation at the Addis Tax Initiative Annual General Assembly. Lusaka, Zambia. June 20, 2023. Available here.
“Innovative Approaches to Property Tax Reform”. Invited Presentation to the international conference of the Local Government Revenue Initiative International Conference Building Effective, Equitable and Accountable Property Tax Systems in Lower-Income Countries. Nairobi, Kenya. June 13, 2023.
“What Do We Know About IT-Led Property Tax Reform?” Invited Presentation to the international conference of the Local Government Revenue Initiative International Conference Building Effective, Equitable and Accountable Property Tax Systems in Lower-Income Countries. Nairobi, Kenya. June 13, 2023.
“Building Fiscal Contracts in Sierra Leone: Participatory Budgeting, Tax Compliance and the Politics of Reform”. Invited Presentation to the International Growth Centre. May 16, 2023.
“Strategies for Linking Revenue and Public Services”. Invited Presentation to Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office Public Finance Tax and Development Community of Practice. April 25, 2023.
“Strategies for Linking Revenues and Services.” Presentation to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, UK Public Finance Community of Practice. April 25, 2023.
“Leveraging Property Tax Reform to Strengthen Land Registration and Urban Planning.” Webinar Presentation Organized by the Addis Tax Initiative. March 23, 2023. Available here.
“The Political Economy of Property Taxation in LMICs.” Presentation to Senior Officials from the Government of Pakistan, organized by the German Development Cooperation. March 16, 2023.
“Transforming Property Taxation.” Presentation to the US Millennium Challenge Corporation Senior Experts on Land Based Revenues. December 16, 2022.
“The Political Economy of Taxation in LMICs”. Health Systems Global Bi-Annual Symposium, Bogota, Colombia. October 31, 2022.
“Getting Good Enough Tax Governance: Simplified Strategies for Reforming African Property Tax Systems.” Presentation to the US Millennium Challenge Corporation Working Group on Land Based Reform Programs. October 26, 2022.
“Dynamics of Central-Local Collaboration: Example and Lessons from Low Income Countries”. Presentation to the UN-HABITAT Webinar Series on Land Based Revenues. September 12, 2022. Available here.
“Computer Assisted Mass Appraisal: Tailoring Solutions to Local Needs and Capacities”. Presentation to the Asian Development Bank conference “Strengthen Property Tax Management to Enhance Local Revenues”. August 31, 2022
“Why Points-Based Valuation for Property Tax Purposes? An Emerging “Good Enough” Approach to Reform”. Presentation to the UN-HABITAT Webinar Series on Land Based Revenues. May 16, 2022. Available here.
“Strategies for Effective Property Taxation: Reflections on Reform Experiences in African Countries”. Invited Presentation to National and Local Tax Authorities in Ethiopia, hosted by the Ethiopia Tax Research Network. May 11, 2022.
“Getting Central Government Buy-In to Locally Led Property Tax Reform”. Invited Lecture. UN-HABITAT/Local Government Revenue Initiative Learning Series. April 28, 2022.
“Tailoring Property Tax Reform for Lower-Income Countries: Lessons for Research and Experience.” Invited Lecture. Webinar organized by United Cities and Local Governments, the World Observatory on Sub-National Governments and the OECD. April 5, 2022. Available here.
“Strategies for Linking Revenues and Services.” Presentation to Senior Officials from the Government of Malawi, organized by the US Millennium Challenge Corporation. February 28, 2022.
“ATAF and International Tax Negotiations: Recap, Assessment of Challenges and Future Strategies.” Invited Lecture. Annual Meeting of the Executive Council of the African Tax Administration Forum. October 29, 2021.
“Strengthening International Approaches to Taxing the Digital Economy in Africa.” Panelist. West African Tax Administration Forum High Level Dialogue. September 9, 2021. Available here.
“Information Technology for Property Taxation.” Chair and Invited Lecture. African Property Tax Initiative and African Tax Administration Forum Webinar Series. May 26, 2021. Available here.
“Property Taxes, Inequality and Subnational Service Delivery”. Invited Lecture. DeLOG Network. May 19, 2021. Available here.
“Tax and the Social Contract.” Invited Lecture. Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), UK, Public Finance and Tax Community of Practice. May 18, 2021.
“Taxing After Covid”. Annual Conference of the Peace, Conflict and Justice Program, University of Toronto. February 26, 2021. Available here
“Keys to Strengthening Property Taxation in Fragile Contexts”. Leveraging Land for Peace, Security and Building the Social Contract. UN-HABITAT Land Based Finance Learning Series. February 8, 2021. Available here.
“Reforming Property Taxation in Freetown, Sierra Leone.” Invited Lecture. Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), UK, Public Finance and Tax Community of Practice. December 11, 2020.
“Models of Simplified Property Tax Reform”. Invited Lecture. Learning Sessions organized by the Government of Kaduna Stata, Nigeria. December 10, 2020.
“Innovations in Tax Compliance: Building Trust in the Tax System – A New Approach”. International Anti-Corruption Conference. December 1, 2020.
“Transforming Property Taxation”. Invited Lecture. Plateforme française d'échanges et de coordination interministérielle pour la mobilisation des ressources intérieures publique (MRIP). November 23, 2020. Available here.
“Promoting Transparency in the Governance of Tax Incentives in West Africa”. Panelist. West African Tax Administration Forum High Level Dialogue. October 21, 2020. Available here.
“Domestic Revenue Mobilisation in Africa: Key Lessons from Covid-19”. Panelist. ATAF-African Union 4th High Level Dialogue. August 26, 2020. Available here.
“Tax Response to COVID-19.” Invited Lecture. Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), UK, Public Finance and Tax Community of Practice. July 9, 2020.
“Tax Collection in Developing Countries”, Opening Plenary, Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford University, Oxford, March 27, 2020 (moved online due to COVID-19).
“Improving the Effectiveness of Tax Reform”, invited Lecture to the Norad Tax and Development program, Oslo, Norway, December 17, 2019.
“The impact of digitalisation on taxing rights: implications for the developing world”, Panel Speaker, 4th ATAF International Conference on Tax in Africa, Kamala, Uganda, November 20, 2019. Available here.
“Gender, Taxation and Development: Building Fair, Equitable and Accountable Tax Systems in Low-Income Countries”, Speaker for Policy Lab at Global Affairs Canada, Ottawa, May 1, 2019
“Increasing Tax Equity” Speaker and moderator, panel discussion at the Special Meeting of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United National on International Cooperation in Tax Matters, ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, New York, April 29, 2019. Meeting summary available here.
"Taxing Africa: Coercion, Reform, and Development." Book Launch at Oxfam America. Washington D.C., November 26, 2018. Available here.
"Four key messages about property tax reform." Presented to the World Bank Roundtable on Property Tax Reform. Washington D.C., November 16, 2018. Available here.
"Taxing Africa: Coercion, Reform, and Development." Book Launch at the University of Toronto. Toronto, Canada, September 24, 2018. Available here.
“International Taxation”. Science for Peace Weekly Lectures. University of Toronto. March 14, 2018.
“Tax and Development”. Training course for senior staff of GIZ Public Financial Management Team (German Development Agency). Berlin, Germany. November 15, 2017.
“Innovations in Tax Compliance”. World Bank Global Tax Platform International Conference. Bern, Switzerland. September 29, 2017. Available here.
“Future Direction for Tax Data and Tax and Development Research,” presented at UNU-WIDER Conference on Tax and Development Research, Helsinki, Finland, March 15, 2016. Available here.
“Linking Policy and Practice in Conflict and Development Research,” closing panel of Households in Conflict Network Annual Meeting, November 7, 2015. Available here.
“The Political Economy of Local Government Tax Reform: Lessons Learned from ICTD Research,” presented to research workshop hosted by German Development Cooperation (GIZ), Frankfurt, Germany, June 6, 2015.
“The ICTD Government Revenue Dataset,” presented to Norwegian Development Agency (Norad), Oslo, Norway, February 2015. Available here.
“The Political Economy of Property Tax Reform in Sierra Leone,” Research and Practice Seminar at the World Bank, Washington, D.C., May 6, 2013.
"Political Economy, Governance and Future Tax Reform." Presentation to World Bank Workshop on Political Economy, Governance and Future Tax Reform. Washington D.C., September 5, 2012. Available here.
"State Building and the Political Economy of Tax Reform: Key Messages and Practical Opportunities". Presentation to the IMF Revenue Mobilization and Development Conference. Washington D.C., April 17, 2012. Available here.
Invited Speaker, IMF Fiscal Affairs Department Ministerial Meeting, Washington, D.C., April 17, 2011. Available here.
Opening Speaker, Taxation and State Building, Meeting of the OECD Tax and Development Task Force, USAID, Washington, D.C., January 12, 2011.
Invited Speaker, Department for International Development Research Meeting, Sunningdale, UK, June 22, 2010.
Invited Speaker, African Economic Outlook Experts’ Meeting on “Public Resource Mobilization and Aid in Africa,” Paris, France, December 14, 2009. Available here.
Invited Speaker, Meeting of the OECD Tax and Development Task Force at the Launch of the African Tax Administration Forum, Kampala, Uganda, 18 November, 2009.
Keynote Speaker and Seminar Leader, Panos East Africa ‘Tax Matters’ training conference, Naivasha, Kenya, November 11-13, 2009.
Invited Speaker, Tax Justice Network West Africa regional conference, Accra, Ghana, 26-30 October, 2009.