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Seid Yimam Mohamed

Doctoral Fellow

Ethiopian Tax Research Network

Seid Yimam is based at the Institute of Development Studies, working as a Research Associate focusing on tax administration, gender and tax compliance, informal tax, and environmental taxes. He is also a PhD student in Economics at the University of Sussex on a scholarship funded by ICTD. Outside of the field of taxation, his main research areas are in contemporary development focusing on Agriculture and Food Systems Transformation. He holds an MSc in Economics (Policy Analysis) from Addis Ababa University and an MSc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen. He worked as a Research Officer at the International Food Policy Institute (IFPRI) and the Policy Study Institute (PSI), and he was also a lecturer of Economics at Debre Berehan University in Ethiopia prior to joining ICTD.
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Publications

Journal Article

Evaluating Ethiopia’s Environmental Management Strategy: Does It Support Green Growth?

June 2025
Seid Yimam Mohamed, Tiruwork Arega & Giovanni Occhiali
Working Paper

Research within Tax Administration: from Monitoring Revenue to Influencing Policy

July 2024
Adrienne Lees, Giulia Mascagni, Seid Yimam Mohamed, Girma Gebretsadik & Mustapha Ndajiwo
Research in Brief

E-tax System Adoption and Tax Compliance in Ethiopia: Large and Medium Taxpayers’ Experience

July 2024
Seid Yimam Mohamed, Kebede Lidetu & Tihtina Belete
Working Paper

Evaluating Ethiopia’s Environmental Management Strategy: Does it Support Green Growth?

June 2024
Seid Yimam Mohamed, Tiruwork Arega & Giovanni Occhiali
Research in Brief

Evaluating Ethiopia’s Environmental Management Strategy: Does it Support Green Growth?

June 2024
Seid Yimam Mohamed, Tiruwork Arega & Giovanni Occhiali
Research in Brief

Women in Ethiopian Tax Administration: Evidence on Representation and Performance

June 2024
Seid Yimam Mohamed & Yalew Mekonnen
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A woman sitting beside a red Vodafone and Tigo Cash mobile money kiosk in Ghana, representing the growing role of digital payment systems in Africa’s digital public infrastructure.
October 2025|
Blog

Digital Public Infrastructure’s potential to reshape taxation in Africa must no longer be ignored

by Seid Yimam Mohamed

Digital public infrastructure (DPI), from digital IDs to payment systems and data exchange, is transforming how governments in Africa can mobilise domestic revenue. This blog explores why integrating DPI into tax systems is crucial for stronger governance, fairer taxation, and sustainable development across the continent….

Man in the middle of the frame sitting on a table in a conference room with people around him either in the background or sitting near him on the same table. The man is not looking at the camera but is focused writing on a paper in front of him.
August 2025|
Blog

From agriculture to tax: How the ICTD course changed one man’s career

by Seid Yimam Mohamed & Stephanie Alkoussa

After completing the ICTD Research on Tax and Development course, Seid Yimam experienced a career switched, he shares more in this interview….

May 2024|
Blog

Ethiopia’s national digital ID: A breakthrough for tax system transformation?

by Seid Yimam Mohamed & Fabrizio Santoro

Fayda, Ethiopia’s new digital identification (ID) system, comes with big potential for the country’s tax administrations,…

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January 2024
One year later: Hear from the ICTD funded PhD students

Last January, ICTD launched its first fully funded set of PhD scholarships*. The aim was to…

Research Projects

Completed Project

Women in Ethiopian Tax Administrations: Evidence on representation and performance

Seid Yimam Mohamend & Yalew Mekonnen
Completed Project

The Myth of Gender Tax Compliance in Ethiopian Enterprises

Seid Yimam Mohamed & Fissha Asmare Marye
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