Developing countries face competitive pressures to lower tax rates and shrink their tax base. They must also fight against tax avoidance by multinational corporations and evasion schemes by the rich, as the Panama Papers demonstrated recently. These dynamics are damaging for developing countries, undermining their ability to build state capacity and, at times, leading to tax increases for the poor.
Can developing countries win these "tax wars" alone? What can we do to help them? Join us to discuss!
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Professor, University of International Business and Economics
Undersecretary, Philippine Department of Finance
Professor, Duke University
Professor, Georgetown University
Tax Correspondent, Financial Times
President, NRS Inc.
Director of Legislation and Litigation Studies, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Senegal
Professor, University of Leeds
U.S. Tax Policy Reporter, The Wall Street Journal
Assistant Professor, University of California, Irvine School of Law
Interim Co-Director, Levin Center, Wayne State University
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Former United States Senator
Vice Minister of Economy and Finance, Uruguay
Lead Health Specialist, World Bank Group
Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers