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Anders Jensen

  • Associate Professor
  • Harvard University

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IGC Staff

Researchers

Email

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Anders is a Research Programme Director for IGC's State research programme.

He is an Associate Professor in the Kennedy School at Harvard University and received his PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics in 2016. His primary research interests are in Public Finance and Development. He is a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and an International Research Associate at the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Projects

Organisational effectiveness and tax compliance in Punjab

Sher Afghan Asad, Anders Jensen, Michael Best 31 Aug 2023
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Technology and local tax capacity: Evidence from Ghana

Anders Jensen 31 Oct 2021
Project

Supply chains, international trade, and gaps in tax compliance

Anders Jensen 31 Aug 2019
Project

Building tax capacity at scale: Evidence from technology investments in Ghana

Anders Jensen, David Lagakos 30 Jun 2019
Project

Improving tax collection capacity in the developing world: Evidence from local government in Ghana

David Lagakos, Anders Jensen 31 Jul 2018
Project

Personal income taxation in Zambia

Anders Jensen 30 Sep 2017
Project

Strengthening consumers' participation in VAT compliance strategies in Rwanda

Francois Gerard, Joana Naritomi, Andrew Zeitlin, Anders Jensen 30 Nov 2017
Project

All contributions

Ethiopia -Tax -Currency Photo by Andrew Woodley

Taxation and development - A VoxDevlit launch event

30 September 2024 14:00-15:00
Past Event
Ghana's Independence Square. Photo by C.C. Chapman Creative Commons

IGC Evidence Papers - State effectiveness

Oriana Bandiera, Michael Callen, Katherine E Casey, Eliana La Ferrara, Anders Jensen, Camille Landais, Matthieu Teachout, Shahid Vaziralli
Synthesis paper
PAK-22180 cover Final report

Organisational effectiveness and tax compliance in Punjab

Sher Afghan Asad, Michael Best, Adnan Khan, Anders Jensen
Project report
A carriage for the Tanzania's Standard Gauge Railway is unloaded

TRA-IGC-REPOA International Conference on Tax for Growth

15–16 May 2024 Four Points by Sheraton, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Past Event
Residents line up
Taxing effectively

Electronic invoice monitoring systems to improve tax compliance: Evidence from Pakistan

Adnan Khan, Anders Jensen, Hamza Afsar, Michael Best, Sher Afghan Asad, Zarnaab Ather
Blog
roundtable hosted by IGC
Tax for Growth (T4G) launch

Why do tax research and evidence matter for economic growth?

26 April 2023 13:00-17:00
Past Webinar
roundtable hosted by IGC

Tax for Growth (T4G) launch

Adnan Khan, Anders Jensen, Joana Naritomi, Twivwe Siwale Latest: Why do tax research and evidence matter for economic growth?
Event series
Asad et al Final report February 2023 cover

Organisational effectiveness and tax compliance in Punjab

Sher Afghan Asad, Michael Best, Adnan Khan, Anders Jensen
Project report
Bachas and Jensen cover synthesis paper

Administrative data and methodologies for tax policy

Pierre Bachas, Anders Jensen
Synthesis paper
World map examining paper published on administrative tax data around the world

Research on administrative tax data around the world

Anders Jensen, Pierre Bachas
Data visualisation
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Five lessons for raising tax revenue

Anders Jensen
Film
Photo by GUERCHOM NDEBO/AFP via Getty Images

Tax capacity in fragile states: Trends, challenges, and policy options

Nada Eissa, Anders Jensen, Jonathan Weigel, Janine Aguilera Mesa, Hassan Gali, Sarah Logan, Camilla Sacchetto
Policy brief

The promise and pitfall of technology: Evidence from tax collection in Ghana

James Dzansi, Anders Jensen, David Lagakos, Henry Telli
Blog

COVID-19 and taxes: Policies for the post-pandemic recovery

Oliver Harman, Anders Jensen, Farria Naeem, Moussa Saab, Shahrukh Wani, Nick Wilkinson
Policy brief
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Improving local government tax collection capacity: Evidence from Ghana

James Dzansi, Anders Jensen, David Lagakos, Henry Telli
Policy brief
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A study on personal income tax

Anders Jensen, Enrico Di Gregorio
Project report
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Strengthening consumers’ participation in VAT compliance strategies in Rwanda

Joana Naritomi, Anders Jensen
Policy brief
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Survey of local government revenue mobilisation capacity in Ghana, 2017: Summary and policy implications

James Dzansi, Anders Jensen, David Lagakos, Isaac Otoo, Henry Telli, Cynthia Zindam
Project report

International experience in tax policy design and enforcement

11 July 2018 Taj Pamodzi, Lusaka
Past Event