I organized the 1st Tax Transparency Conference which took place on December 6, 2022. Academia, policymakers & industry representatives came together to discuss current tax transparency initiatives & how tax relates to ESG disclosure. The conference included two paper sessions and a panel session, for more information about it, read the NHH article about it. 

The 2nd Tax Transparency will be a joint event with TRR266 Accounting For Transparency and Fair Tax Foundation. The event will include three panel sessions and will take place on 3 December 2024 on campus at NHH. More information at NHH website.

On June 13, 2022, I took part as panel speaker in the EU Tax Observatory Annual Conference. The full program is available here: Program. My panel was dedicated to the proposal for the creation of a global asset registry. In my intervention, I discussed the utility of the data collected under the global standard for the automatic exchange of information, the so-called Common Reporting Standard, and the future challenges faced when developing a global asset registry. Read more about it here: NoCeT or EU Tax Observatory. 

On March 21, 2023, I took part as panel speaker at the conference organized by the Centre for European Policy Studies and the UK Mission to the EU. The full program is available here: Program. My panel is dedicated to discussion around the effectiveness of the automatic exchange of information in reducing offshore tax avoidance and evasion. In my intervention, I provided an overview of the empirical evidence on the impact of the global standard for the automatic exchange of information, the so-called Common Reporting Standard, on taxpayers' behaviour. Check out my slides.

On May 23, 2023, I took part as panel speaker at the annual meeting of the Nordic tax authorities delegates. More information about the event here: NoCeT News. In my intervention joint with Floris Zoutman (NHH and NoCeT), we provided an overview of the empirical evidence on dividend tax arbitrage and the effectiveness of the countermeasures. We presented the results of our work on the effect of stricter enforcement of the dividend withholding tax system, see the paper here: Paper Link. Check out my slides.

On December 2, 2023, I took part as expert speaker at the regional selection conference at EU Youth Parliament. More information about the event here: EU Youth Parliament Event (Czech Republic). High school students from EU member states gather together to draft proposals for EU directives around the topic "Designing Europe's Future". Among others, one session was on what the EU can do to reduce tax avoidance and evasion. In my intervention, I provided students an overview of what tax avoidance and evasion is, which counter measures are in place and what the EU can do better. Check my slides.

On March 7, 2024, I have been interviewed for the TV program "Counting the Cost" from Al Jazeera. I spoke about the proposal for a global minimum tax on billioners launched during the 2024 G20 finance ministry meeting in Brazil. A G20 discussion started on how to fix the regressive taxation which exists at the top of the wealth distribution. Agreeing on a global solution to fix this will be much more challenging than the one agreed for corporations. Check my interview and my related social media post.

On September 26, 2024, I took part in the panel discussion organized at Norwegian Institution for International Affairs (Oslo) around the topic of corporate tax transparency and tax avoidance. I spoke about the mixed results from scientific research we have so far on the effectiveness of tax transparency initiatives. This includes modest results on tax revenue so far but strong corporate reactions to such reforms including both real and reporting effects. The Check the video of the event here and my related social media post.