Tax and Governance

Research Theme

Tax and Governance

Discovering how and why increased taxation can spur statebuilding and government accountability is crucial across all countries. Combining tax and governance gives us a richer picture of how the right kinds of taxation can deliver more and better for taxpayers, and what success is contingent on. When tax and governance operate well, both local and national governments benefit.

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Research in Brief

State Visibility and the Fiscal Contract: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania

August 2026
Revocatus Paul, Jonathan Karver, Christopher Hoy, Ephraim Mdee, Massaga Fimbo, Zain Chaudry

Working Paper

State Visibility and the Fiscal Contract: Experimental Evidence from Tanzania

August 2026
Revocatus Paul, Jonathan Karver, Christopher Hoy, Ephraim Mdee, Massaga Fimbo, Zain Chaudry

Report

Taxing Smarter: Advancing Reform Through Research and Partnership

July 2026

Policy Brief

Governing the Exchange of Tax Data in Digital Public Infrastructure: Law, Rights, and the Protection of Citizens in Data-Driven Systems

July 2026
Daisy Ogembo, Hannelore Niesten

Journal Article

Citizens’ aid preferences amid state collapse: Experimental evidence from Haiti

April 2026
Ana Isabel López García, Sarah Berens

Partner Publication

Digital Payments: Opportunities and Challenges for African Tax Administrations

October 2025
Fabrizio Santoro, Lucia Rossel

Journal Article

The state-capital nexus in fragile contexts: a case study of tax relations in Somalia

August 2025
Gayatri Sahgal

Policy Brief

Public Support for Wealth and Progressive Taxes in Pakistan

June 2025
Max Gallien, Umair Javed, Vanessa van den Boogaard

Working Paper

Participation, Legitimacy and Fiscal Capacity in Weak States: Evidence from Participatory Budgeting

June 2025
Kevin Grieco, Abou Bakarr Kamara, Niccoló Meriggi, Julian Michel, Wilson Prichard

Briefing

First Draft of the FfD4 Outcome Document: Recommendations on Domestic Public Resources

April 2025

Research in Brief

Tax Revenue Mobilisation in Conflict-affected Developing Countries

February 2025
Vanessa van den Boogaard, Wilson Prichard, Nikola Milicic, Matthew Benson, Deanndre Chen

Journal Article

Taxing high-net-worth individuals in Nigeria: Challenges and opportunities for policy-makers from a preliminary investigation

February 2025
Giovanni Occhiali, Jalia Kangave, Hamza Ahmed Khan
16 October 2017 – 09:00

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Best Western Premier Garden Hotel, Berkeley Road, Entebbe, Uganda

The ICTD hosted its 6th Annual Centre Meeting in association with the Uganda Revenue Authority. DAY 1 PRESENTATIONS (Monday, 16 October 2017) 1. Tax Treaty Policies for Developing Countries Catherine Ngina Mutava, ICTD Researcher in International Tax (Tax Treaties) &

12 September 2017 – 09:00

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Transcorp Hilton Abuja, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Abuja, Nigeria

The ICTD launched the Nigerian Tax Research Network (NTRN) at a three-day event on the theme: “Revenue Beyond Oil Reliance.” Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the NTRN’s purpose is to support the generation and exchange of tax

8 August 2017 – 00:00

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Institute of Development Studies, Falmer, United Kingdom

The ICTD is pleased to annouce a new four-day course on Taxation and Transparency to be held at the Institute of Development Studies from August 8-11th. https://youtu.be/L4N4p7agD8U The Topic: There is now very substantial and growing interest in tax transparency

Completed

From Hand to Mouse Redux: Data, Technology and Tax Administration in Africa: A Review of Existing Evidence

Start date: 01/01/2022

Current

Comparison of Taxation of DFS Versus Traditional Financial Services in Nine African Countries

Start date: 01/01/2022

Completed

Digital Payment Tax Factsheets

Start date: 01/01/2022

Completed

Taliban Taxation System in Afghanistan

Start date: 01/02/2021

Current

Fiscal Decentralization and Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations in sub-Saharan Africa: A critical literature survey and perspective for future research

Start date: 01/11/2020

Current

The Mobile Money Tax in Uganda: Study of the Policymaking Process

Start date: 28/04/2021

Current

Revenue shortfalls from domestic and trade taxes in the wake of COVID: evidence from Eswatini, Rwanda, Uganda, Sierra Leone and South Africa

Start date: 04/05/2020

Current

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

Start date: 15/06/2019

Completed

Tax Collection and Bureaucrat Accountability: Experimental Evidence from the DRC

Start date: 15/03/2019

Current

Mining Taxation – Fondation pour les Etudes et Recherches sur le Développement International (FERDI)

Start date: 14/01/2019

Current

Energy-related Tax Expenditures in Africa

Start date: 07/01/2019

Completed

Economic and Political Consequences of Revenue Composition across States in Nigeria

Start date: 18/04/2018
Adrienne Lees
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Researcher
Ahsan Zia Farooqui
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Doctoral Fellow
Farooq Chatha
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Doctoral Fellow
Hannelore Niesten
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Associate Postdoctoral Fellow
Jalia Kangave
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Associate Research Fellow
Lucia Rossel
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Michael Rogan
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Mick Moore
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Research Fellow & Publications Editor
Moyo Arewa
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Programme Director, LoGRI
Nicolas Orgeira Pillai
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Philip M. Kargbo
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Rasmus Corlin Christensen
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Rhiannon McCluskey
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Ronald Waiswa
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Samuel Jibao
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Sol Picciotto
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Tanya Bandula-Irwin
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Tovony Randriamanalina
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Umair Javed
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Wilson Prichard
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Associate Research Fellow, ICTD and Chair, LoGRI

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