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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

7 months

Two papers that have been hugely helpful in my empirical work recently: 1. Logs with zeros, Chen & Roth: On how to obtain interpretable estimates when outcome has lots of zeros: Poisson (PPML), calibrate value of extensive/intensive margin, Lee bounds

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

4 years

Excited to share that I have joined the amazing @TheIFS team as Research Director for the tax & development group and @EconUCL as Honorary Associate Prof. Looking forward to new research adventures, teaching and continued policy engagement!

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

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After three wonderful years @TheIFS & @UCLEcon , I am excited to be back at @WorldBank as Global Lead for Tax Data Analytics based in the EFI group (economics, finance & institutions), working from London 📚

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

11 months

I am honored and excited to join the @EJ_RES Economic Journal as Associate Editor. Thank you Marco Manacorda, Francesco Lippi & the EJ editorial board for entrusting me with this task.

The Economic Journal

@EJ_RES

11 months

The EJ is delighted to announce @AnneBrockmeyer has joined as an Associate Editor. Welcome Anne!

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

6 years

Does unemployment affect recruitment into terrorist organizations? Here’s what we learned from data on 3,965 ISIS recruits.

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

5 years

We are hiring research fellows! Strong quant/programming skills desired. Experience with network data a big plus. Exciting learning environment provided at #WorldBank . Apply by Jan 15.

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

1 year

📢Conference alert 📢 We are thrilled to host the 5th @worldbank @TheIFS @ODI_globalresearch conference in London on Sept 21-22. Theme: The Political Economy of Public Finances in LMICs Keynote speaker: Professor Rohini Pande Submit by May 15 here:

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

3 years

Excited to join @CEPR_org as Research Affiliate. Looking forward to great conferences, interactions & new projects in the years ahead! Many thanks to @ImranRasul3 and @elianalaferrara for the support!

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

1 year

Honored that our paper “Taxing Property in Developing Countries: Theory and Evidence from Mexico” w/ Alejandro Estefan @nd_econ @j_c_suarez @karinarras was awarded the ADB Innovative Policy Research Award.

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

8 months

Are consumption taxes really regressive? Nope. Once the informal sector is taken into account, consumption taxes can actually be progressive! See this important study by @pierrebachas @LucieGadenne & Anders Jensen for details on the methods & data 👇🏻

The Review of Economic Studies

@RevEconStudies

8 months

``Can indirect taxes help reduce inequality in developing countries? Accounting for the informal sector makes consumption taxes progressive, but widespread tax exemptions on necessity goods (food) regressive.'' From @pierrebachas , @LucieGadenne & Jensen:

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

Excited that our paper on transnational terrorist recruit is going to come out in ReStat! We use Daesh (Isis) personnel records to show that unemployment increases the odds of joining Daesh, but travel costs (geo distance) have a negative effect due to liquidity constraints.

The Review of Economics and Statistics (REStat)

@restatjournal

2 years

What drives recruitment into global terrorist organizations? Unemployment & travel costs are important factors. Just Accepted new paper by Anne Brockmeyer, @annebrockmeyer ; Quy-Toan Do; Clement Joubert, @clemjoub ; Kartika Bhatia; Mohamed Abdel Jelil.

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

7 months

2. Why transform Y by Norton and Mullahy: Similar objective as Chen & Roth, nice discussion of two-part models

Why Transform Y? A Critical Assessment of Dependent-Variable Transformations in Regression Models...

www.nber.org

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

3 years

Can developing countries raise more property tax revenue? If yes, how should they do this? And do taxpayer liquidity constraints matter? A thread on our new paper with @J_C_Suarez , Alejandro Estefan, @karinarras . Blog & Paper: 👇 Thread [1/11]

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

1 year

Super excited to be in #Kampala for our #TaxDev workshop with partners from #Ethiopia #Ghana #Liberia #Rwanda #Uganda + colleagues from @TheIFS @ODI_Global @FCDOGovUK @FCDOResearch . Engaging discussions about tax expenditure measurement, compliance & equity. #Tax4Dev

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

7 months

Excited to present work on Effective Tax Rates, Firm Size and the Global Minimum Tax with @pierrebachas and @CSemelet at the @nberpubs public economics/business tax meeting this Friday. Talks are live-streamed here:

NBER

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

Does electronic payment technology increase tax compliance? New paper by @magavsaenz and I shows that answer depends on type of policy variation & consumer + firm behavior. Evidence from Uruguay 🇺🇾

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

8 months

Excited to kick-off the 5th World Bank/IFS/ODI Tax Conference, on the Political Economy of Public Finances! 🚀 Programme and zoom link here: I'll be sharing live tweet summaries to keep you in the loop. @WorldBank @TheIFS @ODI_Global #wbtaxconf 🌎💡

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

📢📣 We are hiring Research Economists at @TheIFS ! Deadline is in just 4 days. @TheIFS we really invest in developing people - training juniors in coding, economic reasoning, writing & presenting. It's similar to a pre-doc, except that IFS Juniors are co-authors from the start.

Institute for Fiscal Studies

@TheIFS

2 years

📢 At the IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff and we are recruiting for a number of roles and placements over the coming weeks and months ⬇️ For a full list and application links go to:

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

11 months

Loving my time in beautiful Munich for the @CESifoNetwork @ECONMunich Public Economics Week. Great talks, great walks.

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@AnneBrockmeyer

1 year

Excellent resource for researchers and practitioners working with (or hoping to work with) administrative tax data. I'm probably a little biased, but these data are really a gold mine 🪙🪙🪙

International Growth Centre

@The_IGC

1 year

This visual illustrates the #research on administrative tax data around the world. In this latest IGC synthesis paper by @pierrebachas and Anders Jensen, they emphasise the need for data to inform #taxpolicy . Read now 📖 #TaxforGrowth

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

Yes! Econ PhDs graduating in 2023, apply now for our postdoc program. @TheIFS we offer a superb research environment, unique data access & joint seminars with top departments in the heart of London. (+ Friday teatime with cake 😋)

Peter Levell

@levell_peter

2 years

Applications are now open for the IFS post-doctoral fellowship scheme. We welcome applicants expecting to complete their PhDs in 2023. Come and work with us in London! Deadline is 18th November Apply here:

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

8 months

🚨🔔 🚨 The program for our @WorldBank @TheIFS @ODI_Global conference on the political economy of public finances is now up online! 🤓 I’m so excited for this great lineup of speakers and topics. Join us next Thursday & Friday on zoom - registration link below.

World Bank Poverty

@WBG_Poverty

8 months

Join us on Sept. 21-22 for the 5th @WorldBank @TheIFS @ODI_Global #Tax Conference, bringing together researchers & policymakers to discuss research on the political economy of public finances for LMICs. Register now:

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

Looking forward to chairing the brilliant @LucieGadenne ’s keynote at the @iipf_org Congress today. It’ll be an exciting talk on Public Finance in Developing Countries. Lecture Hall HS1 at 12 noon.

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

1 year

My Mothering Day gift: I’m going to a conference 😀🤓 Looking forward to @Oxford_CSAE #OxCsae2023 (And no, I don’t usually work on weekends, and yes I do miss my family, but this is a treat for myself.) 🙏🏻 Grateful to my mother who has been an amazing (working mom) role model

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

5 months

In my (admittedly slightly biased) opinion, the @IIPF_org Congress is one of the best conferences of the year: it’s academically excellent, policy-relevant, relatively open and inclusive, and, maybe most importantly, fun 🥳 So please submit your papers! 🤓

IIPF - International Institute of Public Finance

@IIPF_org

5 months

News from IIPF before 🎄: 📢the Call for Papers for #IIPF2024 Congress in Prague is out! 👇 Local and Scientific Chairs @CinglLubomir @miropalansky @D_Langenmayr @danhreck , Keynotes @annette_als @fatihguvenen Lisa De Simone and @Ch_Trebesch #EconTwitter

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

3 years

📢 Call for applications 📢 Econ undergrads & recent grads: Are you interested in better understanding economic policy? Do you enjoy analyzing data? Curious to try out research? ✅✅✅ Apply to our summer student program @TheIFS : Deadline Jan 15.

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

4 years

How does lockdown affect firms in developing countries? Estimates based on admin tax data from 10 countries in Latin America, Africa and the Balkans. Great collaboration btw @WorldBank @pierrebachas @CSemelet @TheIFS TaxDev Center @ODIdev @kylemcnabb @ICTDTax @giulia_mascagni .

Economics Observatory

@EconObservatory

4 years

How does lockdown affect firms in developing countries? | Economics Observatory ⁦ @AnneBrockmeyer ⁩ & ⁦ @pierrebachas ⁩

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

1 year

❓Are firms paying less tax than the statutory tax rate? ❓How much less? ❓Is it big firms or small firms that benefit? Check out our new WP with evidence from 13 countries, with the dream team @CSemelet @pierrebachas @Roel_Dom Spoiler: both big & small firms underpay!

Camille Semelet

@CSemelet

1 year

🚨New working paper!🚨 With @pierrebachas , @AnneBrockmeyer and @Roel_Dom , we study how firms use tax incentives to lower their effective tax rate (ETR). How do ETRs vary with firm size? And what are the implications for the global minimum tax? A short 🧵👇[1/6]

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

5 months

Excited about this opportunity to share some thoughts on international tax reform, tax compliance & inequality. (+ meet other scholars working on the topic & visit the Bay of Venice ;-) )

CESifo

@CESifoNetwork

5 months

📢 Call for papers: Venice Summer Institute 2024 - Weathering the Storm: The New Push for International Tax Reform and its Impacts on Inequality, 24/25 June in Venice. Keynotes by @AnneBrockmeyer and Ron Davies Scientific Organizer: @annette_als , @APeichl and @JakobMiethe

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

I fully and unreservedly endorse this tweet from the best co-chair I could have wished for – great collaboration, division of labor, trust and fun!

Juan Carlos Suárez

@J_C_Suarez

2 years

It was amazing to see so many great economists at #iipf2022 ! Thanks to all who came to the conference, special thanks to our keynote speakers, @IIPF_org Barbara Hebele @wwwojtekk Fritz Schneider & local organizers @jkulinz and especially to scientific co-chair @AnneBrockmeyer !

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

4 years

How many firms become unprofitable due to COVID19/coronavirus shock? What share of the wage bill might be slashed? Pierre Bachas and I discuss how to use tax admin data to simulate scenarios:

Using administrative tax data to understand the implications of COVID-19 (coronavirus) for formal...

This blog discusses how policy makers can use firm-level administrative tax records to simulate the effects of the COVID-19 shock. Our analysis relies on a few simple assumptions about the shock...

blogs.worldbank.org

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

3 years

Another beautiful Saturday run. So happy I get to smell to scent of the trees and the grass. Thankful for @CanalRiverTrust #Nottingham

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

4 years

The World Bank Africa Fellowship application is open! Women are especially encouraged to apply. It's a great way to get to know the institution and conduct exciting research & policy work.

Hafez Ghanem

@HafezGhanem_Dev

4 years

Are you a PhD candidate or a recent PhD graduate from Sub-Saharan #Africa ? Don’t miss out on this opportunity to gain hands-on experience in development. Women are strongly encouraged to apply. We need you! ▶️ #WBGfellows Deadline: August 23

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@AnneBrockmeyer

8 months

🧂Going back to the 1700s, @EvaDavoine of @UCBerkeley finds that high differences in salt tax rates between regions in 🇫🇷 lead to ✊riots when the govt. stops smuggling between regions. ▶️ Implications for today on the importance of tax fairness.

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

8 months

Day 2⃣ of the @WorldBank @TheIFS @ODI_Global @skatteforsk #wbtaxconf on the political economy of public finance is kicking off now! Timetable and zoom link here ▶️ I'll be live tweeting summaries of each presentation 👇

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

3 years

#aea5k That was fun! Thank you @causalinf for the inspiration!

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

7 months

Excited 2b in Denver for @natltax conf, presenting work on tax audits in Senegal 🇸🇳 and public goods provision in Mexico 🇲🇽 + discussing a cool paper on the pol econ of tax reform. Lots of creative work on the program: #TaxTwitter #Tax4Dev

116th Annual Conference on Taxation

nta.confex.com

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

4 years

TaxDev is hiring! Kindly share with your colleagues/students/coauthors - thank you!

Institute for Fiscal Studies

@TheIFS

4 years

TaxDev is hiring! We have 2 new opportunities to work with researchers, policymakers & international partners: • Country Programme Manager: • Project Support Officer: Apply by 16th Oct. @ODIdev #Tax4Dev

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@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

Great opportunity 4 PhD students working on tax and early careers within 3 years of PhD. CfP says that Mike Devereux and CBT research fellows offer feedback “in a friendly environment.” [Having visited CBT a few times, I can say they really are friendly, and of course brilliant!]

Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation

@OxfordTax

2 years

CALL FOR PAPERS is now open for the CBT Doctoral Conference, which will be held in Oxford on 12-13 September 2022. Submissions are welcomed from PhD students and early careers researchers. For more details and a link to the submission form visit

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

5 months

Happily in Zurich to catch up with the latest public finance & dev research, see @pierrebachas present our work on effective tax rates, firm size & the global min tax with @Csemelet @Roel_Dom , + discuss an exciting new paper on taxation & accountability by @JonathanWeigel & co.

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@AnneBrockmeyer

3 years

📢 Conference Alert 📢 Are you working on carbon taxes, digital economy taxes, or sin taxes? Consider submitting your work to our conference by June 15. We are especially keen to feature research with relevance for low & middle-income countries, and/or by scholars from LMICs!

Institute for Fiscal Studies

@TheIFS

3 years

We're excited to co-host the 2021 tax research conference with @WorldBank , collaborating with @ODI_Global & @UniNMBU & keynote speaker Carolyn Fischer (VUA). Theme: New Tax Instruments ➡️ Environmental, DigEcon & Sin Taxes 📄 Deadline for papers: 15 June

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@AnneBrockmeyer

1 year

📢📢📢 TaxDev @TheIFS is hiring! Are you excited about public finance in low and middle-income countries? ✅ Keen on rigorous research with policymakers? ✅ Apply to join our team! #Tax4Dev #Econjobmarket #EconTwitter Research + policy jobs available

Jobs | Institute for Fiscal Studies

At IFS, we recruit and train top-quality economists and professional support staff. We aim to foster a respectful and inclusive working environment.

ifs.org.uk

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

I’m honored to join the @TheIFS Fiscal Studies board of associate editors. Looking forward to seeing policy-relevant & creative public finance research come across my desk.

Institute for Fiscal Studies

@TheIFS

2 years

NEW: @TheIFS journal Fiscal Studies appoints James Banks and @KimberleyScharf as new managing editors, and @AnneBrockmeyer , Eric French, Sonya Krutikova, @levell_peter , @real_eric_ohrn , @emma_tominey and @mazharwaxim join the Board of Associate Editors>

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

5 years

Exciting paper by @DinaPomeranz on state capacity research in the field, with José Vila-Belda. This paper is a treasure trove for anybody with an interest in public finance & development!

Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣

@DinaPomeranz

5 years

Excited to share my forthcoming paper in Annual Review of Economics on "Taking State-Capacity Research to the Field: Insights from Collaborations with Tax Authorities" with José Vila-Belda. It covers recent research with tax authorities & advice for researchers. Short thread:

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

4 years

Excited about our new TaxDev website! Check our to learn about our policy work, partners and research. #TaxTwitter

Institute for Fiscal Studies

@TheIFS

4 years

We’re working with @ODIDev to promote more effective tax policymaking in low- and middle-income countries. Our new TaxDev website, supported by @FCDOGovUk , introduces our work with policy partners, and brings together evidence and expertise on #Tax4Dev .

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

4 years

Interesting find while cycling in the @peakdistrict national park (thought I was taking a break from work...)

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

7 months

Happy to share the Fiscal Studies Symposium on Tax Equity which I co-edited: lead article by @gabriel_zucman based on his keynote at our 2022 WB conference, + comments by @fiscalphillips @vedanth_nair , James Banks, Roberto Arias, Mekar Satria Utama & yours truly.

David Phillips

@fiscalphillips

8 months

🚨 With just 1 day to go before the 5th @theIFS @ODI_Global @WorldBank tax conference, I'm really pleased our special #TaxDev #FiscalStudies symposium on global tax equity based on presentations at our 4th conference is now online. A thread🧵[1/5]

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@AnneBrockmeyer

6 months

A wonderful day learning from the creative and ambitious junior researchers at @ICTDTax @TheIFS #TaxDev @IDS_UK . Thank you Adrienne Lees @giulia_mascagni @YaniTyskerud for organizing and hosting!

Giulia Mascagni

@giulia_mascagni

6 months

Today I spent my day listening to and discussing great research by PhD students and early career researchers from @ICTDTax @TheIFS @IDS_UK @SussexUBusiness It is such a privilege to support and learn from the next generation of tax researchers!

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@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

Excited to be in Linz for the @IIPF_org Congress with a great contingent from @TheIFS @ODI_Global Centre for Tax Analysis in Developing Countries #TaxDev #Tax4Dev @Leo_Czajka @kylemcnabb @vedanth_nair @dtortarolo @RossWarwick4

IIPF - International Institute of Public Finance

@IIPF_org

2 years

IIPF Annual Congress 2022, in-person @jku_econ Linz, starts on 10 August 9 a.m. Four keynotes, >320 contributed papers and participants, social program = IIPF reunion!👋 Thanks to organizers @AnneBrockmeyer @J_C_Suarez @FriedrichSchn18 President @wwwojtekk

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

Always a joy to visit Oxford’s Centre for Business Taxation @OxfordTax , this time to discuss @myklebest @sjawadali @mazharwaxim ’s excellent paper on the impact of tax audits + see @miguel_almunia present our joint VAT paper. Thank you for the opportunity!

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

3 years

Nature slowly awakening.

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@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

Thought-provoking papers and discussions at the RIDGE public economics workshop. Great program @pereztruglia MarceloBergolo, GuillermoGruces et al! Thank you for the opportunity to present our work on electronic payment technology & tax compliance in Uruguay with @Magavsaenz .

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

5 years

Development challenge: low tax filing. In many lower-income countries, more than one third of tax-registered firms do not file their tax declaration. Max non-filing rate > 90% in some countries.

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

3 years

The NTA submission deadline is fast approaching: 🗓 May 31! @joana_naritomi and I are looking forward to your submissions and putting together great sessions on public finance in developing countries!

Tatiana Homonoff

@TatianaHomonoff

3 years

Deadline for submissions to the NTA conference is one week away! Keynotes by Raj Chetty and Cecilia Rouse and plenary panel on the US safety net featuring Marianne Bitler, Janet Currie, Kathy Edin, Bradley Hardy, and Hilary Hoynes. Submit by May 31!

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

3 years

Listen to the brilliant @oyebolaoo talk about information technology and tax collection. Tomorrow Monday Dec 7. 3pm Nairobi, 1pm Continental Europe, noon UTC, 7am ET.

African Economic Research Consortium

@AERCAFRICA

3 years

Our next presenter at the Biannual Plenary Session is @oyebolaoo of the World Bank. Her topic will be cover “Information Technology & Tax Mobilization in Times of COVID-19”. Register below: #53rdBiannual #AfricaPublicFinance

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

Feeling inspired after a super interesting set of talks today at the @cepr_org @TheIFS @EconUCL @tcddublin BREAD development economics conference. 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻 to all presenters and organizers!

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

6 years

Great opportunity to get funding for (and advice on) tax research in Africa, South Asia (specially for junior researchers)

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@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

How is tax research related to Halloween? Check out this paper (and blog) by @DinaPomeranz and coauthors showing how ghost 👻 firms generate fake receipts and help other firms evade taxes, benefitting primarily rich people.

Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣

@DinaPomeranz

2 years

In time for Halloween, a summary of our paper on ghost firms is now out on @vox_dev 👻 These ghost are real though. They are fake firms that are set up with the goal of helping other companies evade taxes. We find that they benefit particularly large firms owned by rich people:

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

4 years

Job market candidates/junior researchers interested in development and tax: consider applying for a postdoc to work @ICTDTax with @giulia_mascagni @WilsonPrichard . Great research & great team.

Adrienne LeBas

@amlebas

4 years

Fantastic opportunity to work @ICTDTax w @WilsonPrichard and others. Position cld be post-doc for PhD in polisci/econ/related field or research officer position for MAs.

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

1 year

If you are working on the political economy of public finances, submit a paper to our @WorldBank @TheIFS @ODI_Global conference! For participants needing 👶childcare, I’m happy to connect you with trusted providers 🚂 (or✈️) + hotel covered for selected presenters & discussants

Institute for Fiscal Studies

@TheIFS

1 year

There's one week left to submit papers for the 5th @WorldBank IFS @ODI_Global Research Conference this September, this year on the political economy of public finances with keynote speaker Rohini Pande. 📗 Submit papers here by Mon 15 May 2023:

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

5 years

Looking forward to this conference on VATs in dev countries, with leading academics and policymakers from Afghanistan, Colombia and Zambia. Come join us!

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

8 months

My child prepared a “thank you” card for their nursery key worker when moving ‘up’ to a new group. As we ‘return to school’, grateful for all the amazing individuals caring for the kids and allowing parents to do their jobs.

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

6 years

#WorldBank & #UMich Office of tax policy research & Columbia Econ @wwwojtekk & Norwegian U of Life Sciences @annette_als co-organizing conference on value-added taxes in developing countries. Pls consider submitting:

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

1 year

Excited to be in Barcelona for this workshop (not sure whether I’m more excited about the location or the topic) 🤩☀️🤓

IEB

@FundacioIEB

1 year

📣 Workshop on The Economics of #Taxation jointly organised by the @taxobservatory & the @FundacioIEB . Keynote speakers: 🗣️ @annette_als ( @UniNMBU ) 🗣️ @gabriel_zucman ( @UCBerkeley & @PSEinfo ) 📅 May 31 - June 1, 2023 📍 @ubeconomics Info 👉

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How do electronic payments affect tax compliance? @LucieGadenne @RossWarwick4 and coauthors show that demonetization in Indian lead to increase in reported sales and in tax payments. Important paper as this is a key policy question and causal relationship is very hard to identify

Lucie Gadenne

@LucieGadenne

2 years

Does going cashless make you tax-rich? Evidence from India's demonetization. New work with @RossWarwick4 , Satadru Das Tushar Nandi, @TheIFS #Taxdev @cepr_org and @cage_warwick working paper. (1/N)

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2 years

#Tax4Dev crowd - there are two interesting pieces on tax & development out in VoxDev! 1) A study on the deterrence value of audits in Rwanda - spoiler alert: it depends on the type of audit. @KotsogiannisC @LVSalvadori @rrainfo

VoxDev

@vox_dev

2 years

Tax audits and compliance: Evidence from #Rwanda ➡️ Christos Kotsogiannis @KotsogiannisC @CESifoGroup @TARC2013 @UniofExeter , Luca Salvadori @LVSalvadori @TARC2013 @UofEBusiness @FundacioIEB , John Karangwa @rrainfo , Theonille Mukamana @rrainfo

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@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

Enjoyed an interesting & productive visit at @OxfordEconDept and @NuffieldCollege yesterday, presenting "Tax audits under weak fiscal capacity: Experimental evidence from Senegal" & learning abt projects on property tax, domestic violence, minimum tax, migration, teaching PF+more

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@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

Had a great time discussing VAT systems around the world with @Oxford_MScTax students. Really interesting questions + useful comments on our paper with @miguel_almunia @giulia_mascagni @vedanth_nair @mazharwaxim . Thank you @devereux_mike & John Vella for the invitation.

Oxford University Tax Law

@Oxford_MScTax

2 years

Today we welcomed the seventh cohort of students onto the @Oxford_MScTax . Once again, we are delighted to have an excellent group of students from a wide range of countries and with different backgrounds including law, accountancy, economics and finance.

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Feeling energized after meeting with junior researchers today: so many creative ideas, much ambition to break new grounds. The future of #development #tax #crime #tax4dev research is bright 🌅 #FunFriday @darioserranopue @Davide_Zufacchi @jakobbrounstein @vedanth_nair

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@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

These are very bleak days, but can I share a tiny nugget of good news? Looking at the submissions for the #iipf2022 @IIPF_org congress: I’m so impressed with all the interesting & creative research happening around the world. Big improvements in knowledge + likely soon in policy

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@AnneBrockmeyer

3 years

The World Bank Young Professionals Program is an amazing opportunity for young graduates 🤓 passionate about development work 💪🏽💪🏿💪🏻 and keen to grow in a multilateral institution 🌎. Applications are open until July 15! 🗓

World Bank

@WorldBank

3 years

Are you passionate about improving digital connectivity across the globe? If you are 32 or younger with relevant experience, graduate education, and leadership skills, apply to the Young Professionals Program. Applications are now open until July 15 at

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@AnneBrockmeyer

3 years

Friendly reminder: the deadline for submissions to our 2021 tax research conference on New Tax Instruments is only 1 week away. We look forward to receiving your papers! #TaxDev #Tax4dev

World Bank

@WorldBank

3 years

We're hosting the 2021 tax research conference with @TheIFS on New Tax Instruments (including Environmental, DigEcon & Sin Taxes). We invite researchers at academic and policy institutions to submit a paper before June 15th: @ODI_Global @UniNMBU

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3 years

We published a note estimating the impact of COVID on formal firms in Honduras, using monthly VAT data until August 2020, with @pierrebachas @CSemelet @thiagoscot and @Rolman98 @pedrorzf David and Jose Carlo @SAR_HND 👇🏻

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@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

The program for our conference on Global Tax Equity, jointly organized by @WorldBank @TheIFS @ODI_Global @UniNMBU is out! An exciting lineup of speakers, discussants, and policymakers. If you are based in DC, sign up to join us in person, or join the Livestream remotely.

World Bank Publications

@WBPubs

2 years

Registration is now open for the 2022 @WorldBank Tax Conference on Global Tax Equity, Sept 22-23, with a keynote presentation from Professor @gabriel_zucman The event is co-organized w/ @TheIFS #TaxDev & @ODI_Global . 👉 Learn more:

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@AnneBrockmeyer

5 years

ICTD funding research on international tax and development! Check out the call for proposals here:

Call for proposals: International taxation and development (Closed) - ICTD

Context The international tax system is changing rapidly. We see substantial changes in both international tax...

www.ictd.ac

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@AnneBrockmeyer

10 months

Blog and short thread on how to increase power in experiments. Super resource for anyone designing RCTs.

David McKenzie

@dmckenzie001

10 months

Motivated by a @MarshallBBurke question & @jhaushofer request, I've written up 7 ways you can improve power in an experiment without increasing the sample size n (number 4 may surprise you by saying you might want to reduce n) 1/3

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@AnneBrockmeyer

3 years

The beauty of nature’s wonders.

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@AnneBrockmeyer

1 year

How should top incomes be taxed? Presentations from the IFS residential conference dedicated to this question are online now. Great insights from @HelenMiller_IFS @StuartAdam_IFS @arunadvaniecon @Summers_AD and others.

IFS residential conference 2023 | Institute for Fiscal Studies

This conference, sponsored by CIOT, looked at the taxation of top incomes and asked how the system could be made more rational and effective.

ifs.org.uk

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

1 year

Exciting job opportunities with #TaxDev @ODI_Global working in collaboration with @TheIFS ! Join our team and be at the forefront of tax policy advice and research in #Rwanda or #Uganda .

Clarisse Eraña

@ClarisseErana

1 year

#JobAlert : We’re looking for two tax policy advisors to join our #TaxDev programme & work with our partners in the Tax Policy Units of #Uganda @mofpedU & #Rwanda @RwandaFinance . Apply by Wed, 1 March. @ODI_Global @TheIFS

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@AnneBrockmeyer

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Are you wondering how tax systems interact with gender (in)equality? Find out more at the Global Tax Program knowledge center: Great papers on tax-based support for childcare, gender & property tax, gender dimensions of customs admin + more.

Resources

www.worldbank.org

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

8 months

How do politicians deal with accusations of corruption? @guillelezama of @PittTweet find that accused politicians in 🇧🇷 downplay topics that are mentioned by the corruption audit report, and increase populist rhetoric.

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

Check out this fantastic talk by my @TheIFS colleague @vedanth_nair on tax systems in developing countries! Why do LMICs collect less revenue than high income countries, and how can they collect more? A browse through the literature, especially useful 4 practitioners & students

VoxDev

@vox_dev

2 years

Why and how should developing countries raise more taxes? Informative and accessible presentation by the #taxdev team at @TheIFS , w/ @AnneBrockmeyer & @vedanth_nair , available here:

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@AnneBrockmeyer

11 months

Thank you for all the excellent submissions to our conference on the pol econ of public finances 🏦 in LMICs! 🌎🌍🌏 We were super excited to see so much creative thinking about important policy questions. The scientific committee is working through the 250 (!) papers.

Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

1 year

📢Conference alert 📢 We are thrilled to host the 5th @worldbank @TheIFS @ODI_globalresearch conference in London on Sept 21-22. Theme: The Political Economy of Public Finances in LMICs Keynote speaker: Professor Rohini Pande Submit by May 15 here:

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8 months

How can 🙏 religious leaders affect tax compliance? In 🇹🇿 Tanzania, @JasminVietz of @UniHohenheim finds that citizens are more likely to pay tax when they are encouraged by religious leaders, rather than by tax officials.

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@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

Last day for (in-person) registration for our tax conference! With @WorldBank @TheIFS @ODI_Global @UniNMBU . Check out the updated program - it now includes all presenters and discussants 🤩 such a stellar line-up🌟🌟🌟

World Bank Gov

@wbg_gov

2 years

LAST DAY FOR REGISTRATION! The 2022 @WorldBank Tax Conference on Global Tax Equity will be held on Sept 22-23, with a keynote presentation from Professor @gabriel_zucman The event is co-organized w/ @TheIFS #TaxDev & @ODI_Global

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@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

Yeay, #iipf2023 @IIPF_org in Utah with @KatarzynaBilic1 @LucieGadenne @RDMetcalfe promises to be amazing!

Robert Metcalfe

@RDMetcalfe

2 years

Very excited to be the scientific co-chair of the @IIPF_org congress next year (Aug 14-16) with @LucieGadenne , and @KatarzynaBilic1 as the local organizer @USUAggies . The venue at Logan, UT looks incredible! Thx @wwwojtekk

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2 years

The @WorldBank @BancoMundialLAC Lat Am unit is looking for a #tax economist #tax4dev . Super interesting set of countries to work in, exciting policy questions & great team. There might also be space to develop some research. Details here:

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@AnneBrockmeyer

7 months

⚡️Super energized to work with the brilliant tax & PF teams at the WB incl @pierrebachas @pgarriga @thiagoscot @dtortarolo @oyebolaoo @JonathanKarver @prinzdani Jaffar Al Rikabi, Chris Hoy, Mahvish Shaukat, Dan Rogger + others I haven’t worked with yet & d great juniors involved

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@AnneBrockmeyer

4 years

Too bad I won't get to see Barcelona, but still very much looking forward to present at IEB!

IEB

@FundacioIEB

4 years

🖥️ONLINE IEB SEMINAR 🎙️ @AnneBrockmeyer ( @WorldBank ) “Electronic Payment Technology and Tax Compliance: Evidence from Uruguay’s Financial Inclusion Reforms” 🗓️October 13, 2020 at 14.30pm 🗒️Register to receive details on how to access the seminar:

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

6 years

My colleagues at WB DIME are recruiting Research Assistants. Great jobs with great mentors.

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

Excited to chair this webinar launching the ***Employment Income Taxes Dataset***! Join us on Jan 27 🗓

ODI

@ODI_Global

2 years

Join our webinar on 27 Jan as the #TaxDev programme launch a new dataset to help policy-makers understand how employment income is taxed in low- & middle-income countries, and how this has changed over time 👇🏽 @AnneBrockmeyer @kylemcnabb @hazelgranger_1

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

3 years

The excitement is all mine!😃

CMI Bergen

@cmi_no

3 years

We are super excited to have @AnneBrockmeyer presenting her work on electronic payment technology and tax capacity in Uruguay in our Tax for Development webinar on March 9! Registration: @TaxCapDev @nupinytt @TJNNorge

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@AnneBrockmeyer

5 years

Great conference on public finance and development! Papers are due in a week from today.

Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣

@DinaPomeranz

5 years

Call for papers! 4th Zurich Conference on Public Finance in Developing Countries. Keynote: Adnan Khan Date: Dec 16-17. Deadline June 28th. Looking forward to your submissions!

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

8 months

@belindaarch , of @BarnardCollege and @Columbia , presents her work on how protests in 🇳🇬 affect redistribution. ✊ Protests lead to increases in revenue transfers from the centre to protesting regions, but only when there is political alignment between the centre and the region.

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@AnneBrockmeyer

1 year

Cool new data on sugar taxes

World Bank Health

@WBG_Health

1 year

Regularly consuming sugar-sweetened beverages has been linked to obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and tooth decay. But taxes on these drinks can discourage their consumption by raising their prices relative to healthier alternatives. Learn more:

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@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

So proud of our undergrad students who put together this peer-reviewed economics journal. Especially excited that three of the undergrad dissertations which I had the chance to advise are featured in the first issue. Bravo!

Shivam Gujral

@shivamgujral9

2 years

From a casual conversation to seeing it become a reality, extremely proud for the launch of the first issue! Amazing to work with @AnanyaAshta , @phingodfrey , Issy! Very grateful to the peer reviewers, advisory board, @UCLpress , and the authors for supporting us throughout!

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

We at #TaxDev @TheIFS are hiring! Looking for an excellent economist with interest in public finance & #Tax4Dev Exciting mix of tasks at intersection of policy and research. Flexibility to pursue your own research as well! 🤓 +++ friendly team & Friday teatime 😊

David Phillips

@fiscalphillips

2 years

We're hiring @theIFS . Are you an economist with excellent technical & communication skills & an interest in policy & development? We're recruiting for an Economist & Country Programme Manager for #TaxDev . Great opportunity - and you get to work with me!

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Anne Brockmeyer

@AnneBrockmeyer

11 months

Thank you @sjawadali ! Always good to be back at @OxfordTax for the academic symposium - lots of thought-provoking talks and great feedback. Also fun punting, dining & chatting.

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@AnneBrockmeyer

2 years

Congratulations to all prize winners and runner ups @IIPF_org #iipf2022 !

Dina D. Pomeranz 🟣

@DinaPomeranz

2 years

Excited to see that two of the four papers recognized by the @IIPF_org Young Economist Award are from Switzerland:) First prize: @enrico_rubolino of @heclausanne . Runner ups @ReginaSeibel4 and @SamuelSkoda of @econ_uzh , @davidecipu of @Unicatt , Anne Kesselring of @UniFAU .

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@AnneBrockmeyer

4 years

TaxDev is hiring! Are you excited about economic development? Policy analysis and research? Taxation? Check out our job ads here: #Tax4Dev #TaxTwitter

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