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Mazhar Waseem is a public finance economist with a special focus on taxation issues. His recent research exploits discontinuities created by tax systems and policy reforms to study the behavioral responses to taxation and the implications of optimal tax policy in low enforcement capacity settings. Additionally, he is interested in studying how the presence of informality affects the efficiency of compliance with modern broad-based taxes, such as income tax and VAT, in developing countries. Starting his research career, Mazhar served in the civil service of Pakistan as part of the Customs and Excise Service. His broader research interests lie in the fields of public economics, public finance, and development.
Includes MSc in Advanced Electrical Power Systems and MSc in Communications and Signal Processing.