Anders Jensen

Associate Professor, Harvard Kennedy School

Associate Professor (without tenure) in the Kennedy School at Harvard University and Research Co-Director of the State Program at the International Growth Centre (IGC). He is also a faculty research affiliate at National Bureau of Economic Research, and an International Research Fellow at the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Anders received a PhD in Economics from LSE in 2016, and was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at NBER before joining Harvard Kennedy School. His research interests are in public finance and development.

Recent work by Anders Jensen

The impacts of technology on property tax collection and efficiency: Evidence from Ghana

Technology improves local tax collection efficiency and the progressivity of the property tax system but can also lead to unintended outcomes

Articles : Public Economics

James Dzansi Anders Jensen David Lagakos Henry Telli

Published 26.08.22
Informality, consumption taxes and redistribution

Taxes on consumption help governments in developing countries redistribute thanks to the presence of large informal sectors

Articles : Public Economics

Pierre Bachas Lucie Gadenne Anders Jensen

Published 07.08.20

Anders Jensen

Recent work by Anders Jensen

The impacts of technology on property tax collection and efficiency: Evidence from Ghana

Informality, consumption taxes and redistribution