Tax Policy and Revenue Estimation
Tax Policy and Revenue Estimation
July 18 - August 5, 2022
Domestic revenue mobilization has gained renewed importance in the wake of economies recovering from the aftermath of global pandemic, as countries need to garner their own revenues, and more importantly estimate the revenue appropriately so that development plans can be chalked out efficiently. In the “Tax Policy and Revenue Estimation” program, you will develop the knowledge and tools required to analyze key tax policy issues and estimate tax revenues, through a combination of lectures, case studies, presentations, and hands-on exercises. In this online three-week intensive course, we will impart you economic foundations of tax policy and revenue estimation models, with latest updates in the field of taxation and public finance.
About the Program
The TPRE program will cover the following topics
Tax Policy
- Principles of taxation
- Economic and expenditure taxes
- Consumption and expenditure taxes
- Taxes on international trade
- Taxation of income – personal and corporate
- International taxation and tax treaties
- Basics of Transfer pricing and BEPS implications
- International tax harmonization
- Taxation of natural resources
Revenue Estimation
- Revenue Receipts model
- GDP based forecasting methods for various taxes
- Macroeconomic models
- Typical taxpayer model
- Micro-simulation models
- Corporate income taxes
DATES
Application Deadline: July 4, 2022
Tuition Deadline: July 15, 2022
Program: July 18 - August 5, 2022
Classes take place from 9am - 1:30pm. All times are in ET
LOCATION
All classes will be held virtually using the Zoom video conference platform. Concerns regarding course connectivity should be directed to the DCID ExEd Team at dcidexed@duke.edu.
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For questions, please contact the Executive Education staff at dcidexed@duke.edu
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About the Faculty
Dr. Gangadhar P. Shukla is Professor of the Practice of Public Policy at DCID and Director of the Program on Tax Policy and Revenue Estimation (TPRE). Previously, he was a lecturer and a Development Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and an Associate at the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID).While at Harvard, Shukla taught courses at the Kennedy School and in the Economic Department, directed the Program on Tax Analysis and Revenue Forecasting, and provided technical assistance to over a dozen countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Transitional Economies on tax policy and project evaluation. He previously served the government of India for twenty years in a variety of local, state and central government executive positions – with considerable practical experience in local government finance, urban development, public sector management, financial management, budgeting, and revenue and expenditure analysis. Shukla has a Ph.D. in Political Economics and Government from Harvard University.
Professor GP Shukla directs the program and is joined by the other senior Duke faculty from the Public Finance Group. The faculty has extensive knowledge and practical experience in all areas of taxation, having collectively lived or worked in over 30 countries during the last 20 years. They have been involved in projects, reforms, trainings, and research in fiscal policy, taxation, and public finance in various countries across the globe and have advised various central and local governments on tax related issues. The focus is on developing countries and transition economies.
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