About us – TaxCapDev

ABOUT US

Taxation plays a crucial role in social and economic development. A country’s means and ability to strengthen its domestic resources through taxation will be decisive in reaching the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

The TaxCapDev network facilitates discussions, shares insights and supports policy dialogues on taxation and capital flight. The network is a meeting place for people from research, civil society, tax authorities, development agencies organizations and more.

The network is a partnership between Chr. Michelsen Institute, the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Tax Justice Network – Norway, African Tax Institute (ATI), The Alliance for Rebuilding Governance in Africa (ARGA), and Mzumbe University Dar es Salaam Campus College. The network also has affiliates in Nordic countries. More info and contacts below.

Contact the network: info@taxcapdev.no

The network is funded by the Research Council of Norway

TaxCapDev Activities

Seminars and events
Podcasts and films
Newsletters
Research briefs

People

Network management

Morten Bøås

Research Professor, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI)

mbo@nupi.no

Andreas Fjeldskår

Executive Director, Tax Justice Network – Norway

andreas@taxjustice.no

Odd-Helge Fjeldstad

Research Prof., Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Extraordinary Prof., the African Tax Institute, University of Pretoria, and Senior Fellow, International Centre for Tax and Development

odd.fjeldstad@cmi.no

From partner organisations

Sansia Blackmore

Senior lecturer, African Tax Institute, University of Pretoria, South Africa.

sansia.brink@up.ac.za

Abdoul Wahab Cissé

Senior Researcher, Alliance pour Refonder la Gouvernance en Afrique (ARGA)

wahab@afrique-gouvernance.net

Building Capacity in the Public Administration Evidence from German Reunification

An effective public administration is crucial for the functioning of the state. Administrative capacity varies widely, both across and within countries. We study one

What is Fair? Experimental Evidence on Fair Equality vs Fair Inequality

Many societies aim to design policies based on meritocratic fairness, which involves two principles: (i) paying individuals with equal performance equally (fair equality) and

Grand Bassa and the 50/50 tax pilot: “A brilliant idea but…”

In late 2021, the Government of Liberia (GOL) through the Liberia Revenue Authority (LRA) introduced the Local Government Real Property Tax Administration Pilot Project

WIDER Seminar: Incentivizing customers to increase VAT compliance: Evidence from Tanzania

We invite you to join the WIDER Seminar on May 24th from 15:00 PM – 16:00 (CET) PM with our own Odd-Helge Fjeldstad (CMI

Recommendations from the Norwegian Expert Committee on Tax Reform

We would like to invite you to our next tax seminar on April 18th (11:00 – 12:00 CET) with Ragnar Torvik. He will present

Who Pays for Distributive Politics? Reassessing the Patronage State in Sub-Saharan Africa

We invite you to our in-person tax seminar with Anna Persson, senior lecturer at University of Gothenberg. The seminar will be held in meeting

Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) is an independent development research institute in Norway. With a staff of 90 people, we address issues that shape global developments and generate knowledge that can be used to fight poverty, advance human rights, and promote sustainable social development.

The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs is a leading centre for research on international issues in areas of particular relevance to Norwegian foreign policy.

The Norwegian Institute of International Affairs carries out research and disseminates findings on global power relations, security policy, development issues, international economics and Norwegian foreign policy.

Tax Justice Network – Norway is a Norwegian NGO working for global tax justice, and an open and democratic tax system.

The Norwegian network was established in 2010. TJN Norway is an independent organization, and a part of the Global Alliance for Tax Justice. We have 20 Norwegian member organizations, and are funded primarily through membership dues, project funding and smaller donations. Since 2013, TJN Norway has received a framework agreement grant from the Norwegian Development Agency, Norad, and we have received project funding from among others the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Research Council.

Mzumbe University Dar es Salaam Campus College offers a wider range of Post graduate programmes in administrative and business studies.

The African Tax Institute (ATI) is located in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa. It is devoted to education and research in the areas of tax policy and tax administration on the African continent.

The Alliance for Rebuilding Governance in Africa (ARGA) is a pan-African organization with a focus on issues related to peace and development on the African continent.

FAIR – Centre for Experimental Research on Fairness, Inequality and Rationality, aims to conduct groundbreaking experimental research on how to address inequality in society. FAIR is comprised of two research groups, the Centre for Empirical Labor Economics (CELE) and The Choice Lab.

SKATTEFORSK Senter for skatte- og adferdsforskning is part of the business school at the Norwegian University for Life Sciences. The centre conducts research on tax and behavior.

The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) provides economic analysis and policy advice with the aim of promoting sustainable and equitable development for all.