Professor Mick Moore

Research Fellow & Publications Editor
Mick Moore is a Professorial Fellow at the Institute of Development Studies and the founding CEO of the International Centre for Tax and Development. He is a political economist whose broad research interests are in the domestic and international dimensions of good and bad governance in poor countries, focusing specifically on taxation in Asia and Africa.

Publications

Partner Publication

Property Taxes in Sri Lanka: Proposal for a More Effective Valuation Method

October 2025
Mick Moore
African Tax Administration Paper

Improving Revenue Collection in Malawi. Tax Collectors’ Perspectives

October 2024
Nyanyiwe Sulu & Mick Moore
Research in Brief

Does Competition from the Informal Sector Reduce Tax Compliance in the Formal Sector? Evidence from Ethiopia

May 2024
Seid Yimam Mohamed, Fissha Asmare Marye & Mick Moore
African Tax Administration Paper

Pathways Into the Tax Net: Better Ways to Register African Taxpayers

May 2024
Edward Groening, Mick Moore, Denis Mukama & Ronald Waiswa
Research in Brief

Pathways Into the Tax Net: Better Ways to Register African Taxpayers

May 2024
Edward Groening, Mick Moore, Denis Mukama & Ronald Waiswa
Working Paper

Does Competition from the Informal Sector Reduce Tax Compliance in the Formal Sector? Evidence from Ethiopia

July 2023
Seid Yimam Mohamed, Fissha Asmare Marye & Mick Moore
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Blogs

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Medium-rise buildings along a road, with a prominent yellow building sticking out
April 2026|
Blog

The IRD is finding its mojo

by Mick Moore

The government recently promised to build the department a new HQ. Not entirely coincidentally, the IRD itself has recently begun to look more lively and pro-active….
Close up shot on a pair of hands holding a stack of Malawian Kwacha
October 2024|
Blog

We interviewed 83 tax collectors in Malawi and here is what we learnt

by Nyanyiwe Sulu & Mick Moore

Tax specialists have a great deal to say about how African tax collectors could work better…
Close up on the hands of a man holding a stack of money including US dollar bills.
October 2024|
Blog

Why don’t governments collect more revenue? The answer is complex but here are some new insights

by Bernard Baimwera & Mick Moore

Why don’t governments collect more tax revenue? This question is particularly relevant to lower income countries…
Detail of chinese yuan 100 notes or bills
May 2024|
Blog

China and Tax Administration Revelations: book review by Mick Moore

by Mick Moore

I have come to expect that good research into how China’s government organisations actually function is…
Tyrico beach and the mountains, El Cerro De Las Cuevas
December 2023|
Blog

When does tax administration become a constitutional issue?

by Mick Moore

Tax and law courts are not strangers. In fact, courts are often called to adjudicate the…
Tax official registers a female small business owner on the street
July 2023|
Blog

Helping Politicians to Break Bad Tax Habits

by Mick Moore

Politicians have many bad tax habits. These include using tax inspections to punish political opponents; ensuring…

News and events

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Event
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21 October 2025 - 23 October 2025
Conference: Revisiting the past, looking to future — Moving beyond the fiscal contract?

ICTD’s Mick Moore and Vanessa van den Boogaard to participate in panel sessions for the TaxCapDev conference on ‘moving beyond the fiscal contract’….
Event
Art card featuring the panels under Arutha's Debt & Tax Dialogue event
3 September 2025
Panel: Debt & Tax Dialogue

ICTD Research Fellow Mick Moore will be speaking at Arutha’s Debt & Tax Dialogue on fair and efficient tax solutions on 3rd of September….

Research Projects

Completed Project

Perversity in Sri Lanka’s tax administration

Mick Moore, Institute of Development Studies
Completed Project

How to approach the taxation of Digital financial services? A framework to understand and assess tax policies on digital financial services

Laura Munoz, ICTD, Mick Moore, ICTD & Phil Mader, Institute of Development Studies
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