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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.
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Publications

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
Policy Brief

Why Mass Tax Registration Campaigns Do Not Work

July 2023
Max Gallien, Giulia Mascagni, Mick Moore, Giovanni Occhiali, Wilson Prichard, Fabrizio Santoro, Celeste Scarpini & Vanessa van den Boogaard
Partner Publication

The Alternatives to Universal Tax Registration in Sri Lanka

March 2023
Mick Moore & Nishan de Mel
Journal Article

Tax obsessions: Taxpayer registration and the informal sector in sub-Saharan Africa

May 2022
Mick Moore
Working Paper

Glimpses of Fiscal States in sub-Saharan Africa

November 2021
Mick Moore
Policy Brief

Taxing the Informal Economy is not a Silver Bullet for Financing Development – or the Covid-19 Recovery

April 2021
Max Gallien, Vanessa van den Boogaard & Mick Moore
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Blogs

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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…

USD 100 dollar bills
May 2023|
Blog

The IMF, Humiliation, and Sri Lanka’s Independence

by Mick Moore

The government of Sri Lanka is right in claiming that an agreement with the IMF is essential. The economic situation allows no practical alternative….

April 2023|
Blog

Making the IMF Work for Sri Lankans: Part 2

by Mick Moore

March 20, when the IMF Board approved an Extended Fund Facility for Sri Lanka, now seems…

Belgravia London amandabhslater
March 2022|
Blog

Ukraine: Sanctioning Russian oligarch’s wealth and the urgent need to reform the offshore financial system

by Mick Moore & Giulia Mascagni

Last week, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) held an event on the global development and…

January 2021|
Blog

Open Societies, Tax, and the British Aid Programme

by Mick Moore, Wilson Prichard & Giulia Mascagni

What is the connection between taxation and more open societies that the British aid programme aims…

How should we tax after the pandemic?
November 2020|
Blog

Comment faut-il taxer après la pandémie ?

by Mick Moore & Wilson Prichard

Le recouvrement fiscal est en baisse dans le monde. Les gouvernements ont annulé ou reporté certains…

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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International Centre for Tax and Development, Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Brighton, BN1 9RE, United Kingdom
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