Nicolas Orgeira Pillai

Doctoral Fellow

Local Government Revenue Initiative

Nicolas Orgeira is a a Doctoral Fellow with the Local Government Initiative (LoGRI), an initiative of ICTD based at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto.

Publications

Partner Publication

Points-Based Valuation for Property Taxation: Improving Equity and Revenue Performance in Local Property Tax Systems

August 2025
Nicolas Orgeira Pillai, Wilson Prichard & Graeme Stewart-Wilson
Partner Publication

Property Discovery for Tax Purposes: Challenges and Opportunities in Zambia

October 2024
Regan McCort, Graeme Stewart-Wilson & Nicolas Orgeira Pillai
Journal Article

Sub-national property tax reform and tax bargaining: Lessons from a quasi-randomized reform program in Sierra Leone

October 2024
Wilson Prichard, Samuel Jibao & Nicolas Orgeira Pillai
Partner Publication

Strengthening Property Valuation for Taxation in Zambia

October 2024
Regan McCort, Graeme Stewart-Wilson & Nicolas Orgeira Pillai
Partner Publication

Understanding the Potential for Property Tax Reform in Zambia

September 2024
Regan McCort, Graeme Stewart-Wilson & Nicolas Orgeira Pillai
Partner Publication

Trade-offs in the Design of Simplified Tax Regimes: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (English)

September 2024
Christopher Hoy, Thiago Scot, Alex Oguso, Anna Custers, Daniel Zalo, Ruggero Doino, Jonathan Karver & Nicolas Orgeira Pillai
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Blogs

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A woman stands in the middle of a small convenient stall, measuring grains.
October 2024|
Blog

Design features of simplified tax regimes for small businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa

by Christopher Hoy, Thiago Scot, Alex Oguso, Anna Custers, Daniel Zalo, Ruggero Doino, Jonathan Karver & Nicolas Orgeira Pillai

Our new working paper highlights to the challenges of designing appropriate tax regimes for small businesses as governments face stark trade-offs between raising revenue, maximizing simplicity, and maintaining equity. …

News and events

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Event
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13 May 2024 - 17 May 2024
LoGRI at the World Bank Land Conference 2024

LoGRI joins the World Bank’s Land Conference in Washington DC, May 13-17, 2024, hosting a panel session and team members presenting at the research session. …
News
2nd ICTD Annual Centre Meeting
September 2015
2nd ICTD Annual Centre Meeting

11-13 December 2012 – Cape Town, South Africa
in association with ISS …

Research Projects

Completed Project

Developing Points Based Valuation for Property Taxation in Senegal and Sierra Leone

Nicolas Orgeira & Wilson Prichard
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