MAZHAR WASEEM
Professor
I am a Professor of Economics at the University of Manchester. My research is primarily focused on Public Finance issues of emerging economies. I am interested in understanding the behavior of economic agents to tax and transfer policies with a view to learn how the design of these policies, especially in weak enforcement environments, can be improved. I hold a Ph.D. in economics from the London School of Economics.
Primary Appointment:
Professor of Economics,
University of Manchester
Other Affiliations:
Research Associate,
Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS), London
Research Affiliate,
Centre of Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London
Research Network Fellow,
CESifo, Munich
Research Associate,
Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS), London
Research Affiliate,
Centre of Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London
Research Network Fellow,
CESifo, Munich
Working Papers:
Size-Based Policies and Firm Growth: Evidence from Pakistan
Joint with: Muhammad Bashir | Usama Jamal | Zehra FarooqOctober 2024
Intended and Unintended Consequences of Anti-Avoidance Rules: Evidence from Uganda
Joint with: Muhammad Bashir | Kyle McNabb | Usama JamalOctober 2024
Long-Run Impacts of In-Utero Ramadan Exposure: Evidence from Administrative Tax Records
Joint with: Timotej CejkaMarch 2022
Media: VoxEU | Webcast
Detection Without Deterrence: Long-Run Effects of Tax Audit on Firm Behavior
Joint with: Michael Best | Jawad ShahJuly 2021
Publications:
Does the Value-Added Tax Add Value? Lessons Using Administrative Data from a Diverse Set of Countries
Joint with: Anne Brockmeyer | Miguel Almunia | Giulia Mascagni | Vedanth NairJournal of Economic Perspective, 38(1), 107-32, February 2024
Overclaimed Refunds, Undeclared Sales, and Invoice Mills: Nature and Extent of Noncompliance in a Value-Added Tax
Journal of Public Economics, 218, 104783, February 2023The Role of Withholding in the Self-Enforcement of a Value-Added Tax: Evidence from Pakistan
Review of Economics and Statistics, 104(2), 336-354, March 2022How Do Taxpayers Respond to Public Disclosure and Social Recognition Programs? Evidence from Pakistan
Joint with: Joel Slemrod | Obeid Ur RehmanReview of Economics and Statistics, 104(1), 116-132, January 2022
Media: VoxEU | VoxDev
Does Cutting the Tax Rate to Zero Induce Behavior Different from Other Tax Cuts? Evidence from Pakistan
Review of Economics and Statistics, 102(3), 426-441, July 2020Taxes, Informality and Income Shifting: Evidence from a Recent Pakistani Tax Reform
Journal of Public Economics, 157, 41-77, April 2018Production vs Revenue Efficiency With Limited Tax Capacity: Theory and Evidence From Pakistan
Joint with: Michael Best | Anne Brockmeyer | Henrik Kleven | Johannes SpinnewijnJournal of Political Economy, 123(6), 1311-1355, September 2015
Using Notches to Uncover Optimization Frictions and Structural Elasticities: Evidence from Pakistan
Joint with: Henrik KlevenQuarterly Journal of Economics, 128, 669-723, December 2013
Contact Info
Address
Department of Economics, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL
Phone
+44 (0) 161 306 1215