UNU-WIDER is launching a Winter School on tax policy research. The aim of the course is to provide African researchers with an understanding of the theories, methods, and data availability for conducting high quality analysis on tax and development economics. The Winter School is part of UNU-WIDER’s programme on Domestic Revenue Mobilization (DRM). It is organized by the Building up efficient and fair tax systems – lessons based on administrative tax data project.
The Winter School will provide participants with a toolkit in applied public economics with special focus on the quantitative analysis of tax and public economics in developing countries. Part one will provide participants with a basic understanding of how to use Stata for data analysis and understanding statistical concepts in economics. During part two of the Winter school, participants will take part in lectures given by leading experts from UNU-WIDER’s global network and work intensively in the computer lab to strengthen their quantitative research skills.
WORTH
- UNU-WIDER will provide successful applicants with a travel grant to cover costs of travel to and from the home institution, accommodation, and most meals during the stay in Cape Town.
- Backoffice support will also be available to obtain an entry visa to South Africa.
ELIGIBILITY
- The applicant must be a researcher or an analyst that has shown ability and interest to conduct policy-driven research on African economies.
- Candidates should be fluent in oral and written English and possess good quantitative analytical skills.
- Application is open to researchers from ministries, revenue authorities, other government agencies, universities, and research institutes in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Applications from suitably qualified early-career female researchers are particularly encouraged.
- Course certificates will be issued to participants who join a minimum of 80% of the lectures and practical sessions in both parts of the course.
DEADLINE: March 18 2022
To apply and for more information visit here