I am a Senior Economist with the World Bank Development Research Group (DECRG) and coordinate the program on tax evasion at the International Tax Observatory. I previously was an Assistant Professor at ESSEC-Business School in Paris. CV here.​
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My research interest is in public economics, especially the design of taxes and transfers, international taxation, and the impact of technology on public policy.

• Recent slides on Tax Equity 
• For more on public finance with micro-data at the World Bank see DATAX.
• Interested in international tax, avoidance & evasion? The Website "ATLAS of the OFFSHORE WORLD" hosts the most up to date data on the topic.

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Horizontal Equity of Taxation: Citizen Beliefs and Policy Preferences, with Chris Hoy, Anders Jensen, and Mahvish Shaukat. March 2026.
Equity versus Efficiency of Indirect Taxes: Evidence from a Large Reform in India, with Davi Bhering, and Pulak Ghosh, December 2025
The transparency tax: Discouraging firm ownership via tax havens, with Alex Bajaña and Jakob Brounstein, December 2025​
Algorithms and Bureaucrats: Evidence from Tax Audit Selection in Senegal with Anne Brockmeyer, Alipio Ferreira & Bassirou Sarr. AEA RCT REGISTRY, September 2025