Michael Best Assistant Professor Columbia University Roles Researchers Michael Best is Assistant Professor of Economics at Columbia University. Projects Organisational effectiveness and tax compliance in Punjab Sher Afghan Asad, Anders Jensen, Michael Best 31 Aug 2023 Active Project Urban property tax reform in Punjab Ali Abbas, Naveed Ahsan, Muhammad Ahmad Amin, Michael Best, Michael Callen, Ali Cheema, Ahsan Farooqui, Adnan Khan, Shandana Khan Mohmand, Muhammad Omar Masud 31 Dec 2021 Completed Project Tax evasion in customs: Firm level evidence from Uganda Nada Eissa, Jakob Rauschendorfer, Michael Best 30 Jun 2021 Completed Project Supporting procurement reforms in Punjab Oriana Bandiera, Andrea Prat, Michael Best 31 Mar 2017 Completed Project Tax me if you can: Tackling the extensive margin of informality in Pakistan Ehtisham Ahmad, Michael Best, Caroline Pöschl 1 Mar 2013 Completed Project Design and financing of social policies in developing countries: Pakistan case study Ehtisham Ahmad, Michael Best 1 Mar 2012 Completed Project All contributions Property tax utilisation and equity in Punjab: Policy challenges and reform options Ali Abbas, Naveed Ahsan, Muhammad Ahmad Amin, Michael Best, Michael Callen, Ali Cheema, Ahsan Farooqui, Shandana Khan Mohmand, Adnan Khan, Muhammad Omar Masud Policy brief Property tax utilisation and equity in Punjab: Policy challenges and reform options Ali Abbas, Naveed Ahsan, Muhammad Ahmad Amin, Michael Best, Michael Callen, Ali Cheema, Ahsan Farooqui, Adnan Khan, Shandana Khan Mohmand, Muhammad Omar Masud Project report Taxation for growth in KP with focus on sales tax on services 8 July 2020 23:00-23:00 Virtual Past Event Motivating bureaucrats: Autonomy vs performance pay for public procurement in Pakistan Oriana Bandiera, Michael Best, Adnan Khan, Andrea Prat, Maha Rehman, Sher Afghan Asad, Khawaja Hussain, Ahsen Omer Majid, Ameera Jamal Project report Harnessing technology for public sector reform: Procurement in Pakistan Oriana Bandiera, Andrea Prat, Michael Best Blog Video: South Asia Growth Conference 2014 - Michael Best Michael Best Video Tax Reforms in the Presence of Informality in Developing Countries: Incentives to Cheat in Mexico (Working Paper) Ehtisham Ahmad, Michael Best, Caroline Pöschl Working paper Financing Social Policy in the Presence of Informality (Working Paper) Ehtisham Ahmad, Michael Best Working paper Share Share
