Pierre Bachas is an Economist in the Macroeconomics and Growth Team in the Development Research Group. His research focuses on public finance in developing countries—in particular, on optimal tax design and challenges to tax collection that low- and middle-income countries are facing as a result of tax evasion, informality and differences in economic structure. Prior to joining the Bank he was a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Economics from the London School of Economics, and a PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley.
Pierre Bachas is an Economist in the Macroeconomics and Growth Team in the Development Research Group. His research focuses on public finance in developing countries—in particular, on optimal tax design and challenges to tax collection that low- and middle-income countries are facing as a result of tax evasion, informality and differences in economic structure. Prior to joining the Bank he was a postdoctoral researcher at Princeton University. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Economics from the London School of Economics, and a PhD in Economics from UC Berkeley.
Matthew Fisher-Post is a Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and Coordinator at the World Inequality Lab. Before doctoral studies, Matthew worked at the United Nations in Rome and Mexico City, the Inter-American Development Bank in Panama, Médecins du Monde in Buenos Aires, and NORC at the University of Chicago. He earned a BA from Dartmouth College, an MPA from Cornell University, and is a Fulbright laureate and PhD candidate at the Paris School of Economics.
Matthew Fisher-Post is a Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School and Coordinator at the World Inequality Lab. Before doctoral studies, Matthew worked at the United Nations in Rome and Mexico City, the Inter-American Development Bank in Panama, Médecins du Monde in Buenos Aires, and NORC at the University of Chicago. He earned a BA from Dartmouth College, an MPA from Cornell University, and is a Fulbright laureate and PhD candidate at the Paris School of Economics.
Anders Jensen is currently an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. He received his PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics. Anders’ research focuses on public economics and development economics. His recent work has examined how changes in the employment structure impact the development of tax systems; how individual and social motives interact in tax evasion; and how availability of third-party information trails can improve tax capacity. He is Research Director of the State Program at the International Growth Centre (IGC).
Anders Jensen is currently an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. He received his PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics. Anders’ research focuses on public economics and development economics. His recent work has examined how changes in the employment structure impact the development of tax systems; how individual and social motives interact in tax evasion; and how availability of third-party information trails can improve tax capacity. He is Research Director of the State Program at the International Growth Centre (IGC).
Gabriel Zucman is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley; Director of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality at UC Berkeley; and Director of the EU Tax Observatory. His research focuses on the accumulation, distribution, and taxation of global wealth and has renewed the analysis of the macroeconomic and distributional implications of globalization. Gabriel Zucman received his PhD from the Paris School of Economics and taught at the London School of Economics before joining the Berkeley faculty. In 2021 he was named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow.
Gabriel Zucman is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley; Director of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Wealth and Income Inequality at UC Berkeley; and Director of the EU Tax Observatory. His research focuses on the accumulation, distribution, and taxation of global wealth and has renewed the analysis of the macroeconomic and distributional implications of globalization. Gabriel Zucman received his PhD from the Paris School of Economics and taught at the London School of Economics before joining the Berkeley faculty. In 2021 he was named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow.