David Leite

I am an applied public economist with a focus on public finance, particularly tax system design. 

My research leverages novel administrative datasets to explore critical issues such as tax evasion and tax enforcement and their implications for measuring reported and real income inequality.

I recently completed my PhD in Economics at the Paris School of Economics and will be a postdoctoral researcher at the NBER in 2025–26.

References: Antoine Bozio, Thomas Piketty, Gabriel Zucman, Eric Zwick

CV: [PDF]

Next presentations:

• ZEW Public Finance Conference, Mannheim, May 22-23, 2025.

• "Inequality in Rome" Seminar, Rome, June 11, 2025.