Admin Data for Tax Justice is a new global initiative that brings together researchers and government agencies (tax administrations, ministries, statistical offices, etc.) to expand the use of administrative tax data for high-quality, policy-relevant research on tax abuse, compliance, and enforcement. The initiative addresses long-standing fragmentation in data access and governance by creating shared standards, documenting existing research, and supporting secure and sustainable models of collaboration. Its aim is to strengthen the empirical foundations of tax-policy debates worldwide and to ensure that governments around the world can leverage administrative data for evidence-based reform.
The virtual launch event will introduce admindata.taxjustice.net, the initiative’s new database mapping academic and policy research that uses administrative tax data. Developed by the Tax Justice Network with international partners, the database provides the first systematic overview of how administrative data is used in tax research across countries, data types, and methods
ICTD Research Fellow Giovanni Occhiali will join a high-level panel during the launch, which will examine the analytical potential of administrative microdata, lessons frm successful data-access models, and the institutional conditions requierd for secure, ethical, and long-term data use.
Speakers
- Abdul Muheet Chowdhary, Senior Programme Officer, South Centre
- Kat Bilicka, Lars Peter Hansen Associate Professor of Economics and Statistics, Utah State University
- Giovanni Occhiali. Development Economist, ICTD
- Pierre Bachas, Senior Economist, World Bank: EU Tax Observatory
- Annette Alstadsæter, Professor of Economics, Skatteforsk – Centre for Tax Research
- Alex Cobham, Chief Executive, Tax Justice Network
- Miroslav Palanský, Head of Research, Tax Justice Network
Schedule
The launch will be on the 15th of December (Monday) at 15:00 UK time (16:00 CET). See this page for more details about the event.
