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Research in Brief

Subnational Value Added Tax in Ethiopia and Implications for States’ Fiscal Capacity

March 2018
Wollela Abehodie Yesegat, Richard Krever

Journal Article

Urban Fortunes and Skeleton Cityscapes: Real Estate and Late Urbanization in Kigali and Addis Ababa

October 2017
Tom Goodfellow

Journal Article

The Fiscal Effects of Aid in Ethiopia: Evidence from CVAR Applications

March 2017
Giulia Mascagni, Emilija Timmis

Working Paper

Linking taxation and social protection: Evidence on redistribution and poverty reduction in Ethiopia

January 2017
Kalle Hirvonen, Giulia Mascagni, Keetie Roelen

Partner Publication

Property taxation and economic development: Lessons from Rwanda and Ethiopia

September 2016
Tom Goodfellow

Research in Brief

The Corporate Tax Burden in Ethiopia: Evidence from Anonymised Tax Returns

May 2016
Giulia Mascagni, Andualem T. Mengistu

Journal Article

Aid and Taxation in Ethiopia

May 2016
Giulia Mascagni

Working Paper

A Fiscal History of Ethiopia: Taxation and Aid Dependence 1960-2010

April 2016
Giulia Mascagni
Ethiopia’s presumptive tax system: why daily sales estimation needs rethinking
22 June 2026

Ethiopia’s presumptive tax system: why daily sales estimation needs rethinking

Zerihun Asegid
The widespread use of daily sales estimation as a principal assessment method shows a deeper structural problem in Ethiopia’s presumptive…
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Roadblock taxation: the dangers of extra-legal payments in Ethiopia
4 February 2026

Roadblock taxation: the dangers of extra-legal payments in Ethiopia

Zerihun Asegid
In recent years, Ethiopia has witnessed a significant rise in one particularly harmful extra-legal practice: roadblock taxation….
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From agriculture to tax: How the ICTD course changed one man’s career
18 August 2025

From agriculture to tax: How the ICTD course changed one man’s career

Seid Yimam Mohamed, Stephanie Alkoussa
After completing the ICTD Research on Tax and Development course, Seid Yimam experienced a career switched, he shares more in…
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How digital public infrastructure could transform tax administration in Africa
18 October 2024

How digital public infrastructure could transform tax administration in Africa

Fabrizio Santoro, Lucia Rossel

Evidence suggests that digital public infrastructure (DPI) can greatly simplify tax administration and boost tax compliance. However, some persistent challenges…

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Ethiopia’s national digital ID: A breakthrough for tax system transformation?
9 May 2024

Ethiopia’s national digital ID: A breakthrough for tax system transformation?

Seid Yimam Mohamed, Fabrizio Santoro

Fayda, Ethiopia’s new digital identification (ID) system, comes with big potential for the country’s tax administrations, which lose significant amounts…

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In search of equality: Can taxes be good advocates?
27 March 2024

In search of equality: Can taxes be good advocates?

Sripriya Iyengar Srivatsa

Over the last two years, I have been travelling to Ethiopia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone to collect qualitative evidence for…

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ICTD early-career researchers submit PhDs, advancing tax research in low-income countries
10 March 2026

ICTD early-career researchers submit PhDs, advancing tax research in low-income countries

Adrienne Lees, Sripriya Iyengar Srivatsa

The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) is proud to announce that two of its early-career researchers, Adrienne Lees…

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ICTD launches new community of practice on informality and tax
27 May 2025

ICTD launches new community of practice on informality and tax

Vanessa van den Boogaard, Max Gallien

Revenue authorities, researchers and civil society actors now have a space to map new ways for policymakers to engage with…

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ICTD rounds up Gender and Tax month
27 March 2024

ICTD rounds up Gender and Tax month

Here’s a quick recap of a diverse range of ICTD content exploring showcasing research on gender and tax – from…
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African revenue authority researchers gather to share insights on driving evidence-based tax policy
4 April 2023

African revenue authority researchers gather to share insights on driving evidence-based tax policy

The ICTD hosted a four-day workshop which brought together a group of partners from the research departments of the tax…

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ICTD's Giulia Mascagni featured on IMF podcasts in conversation with Mick Keen
17 March 2022

ICTD’s Giulia Mascagni featured on IMF podcasts in conversation with Mick Keen

ICTD Research Director Dr Giulia Mascagni has been featured in two episodes of the IMF’s TADAT podcast, sharing the latest…

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Call for Research Proposals: Ethiopian Tax Research Network (Closed)
27 July 2020

Call for Research Proposals: Ethiopian Tax Research Network (Closed)

The ICTD is calling for research proposals in relation to the Ethiopian Tax Research Network (ETRN). The ETRN is a…

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Current

Gender and Tax Compliance

Start date: 10/05/2023

Current

Women in Ethiopian Tax Administrations: Evidence on representation and performance

Start date: 10/02/2022

Completed

The Status and Interpretation of Tax Treaties in Unitary and Federal Legal Systems: Ethiopia and Kenya in Comparative Perspective

Start date: 01/06/2021

Completed

The Myth of Gender Tax Compliance in Ethiopian Enterprises

Start date: 14/07/2019

Current

What shapes tax morale in Ethiopia?

Start date: 24/06/2019

Current

The impact of intergovernmental transfers on fiscal behaviors of local governments in Ethiopia

Start date: 15/06/2019

Current

Where the Gap Lay: Presumptive Income Tax Assessment for Micro and Small Enterprises, A Case for Addis Ababa City Administration

Start date: 01/02/2018

Current

Perceptions of Value Added Tax Compliance in Ethiopia: Filing and Invoicing

Start date: 01/02/2018
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