Giulia Mascagni
@giuliamascagni.bsky.social
Executive Director @ICTD, Research Fellow @IDS | all things tax
Big congratulation to my former @ids.ac.uk colleague @apvjustino.bsky.social for her appointment as the next Director of @unu-wider.bsky.social This is great news, I look forward to working together in the new capacity!
Prof. @apvjustino.bsky.social Appointed as Next Director of
@unu-wider.bsky.social
Bringing over two decades of experience researching inequality, governance and inclusive development, Prof. Justino is the first woman to lead UNU-WIDER.
Her term will begin on 1 May 2026.
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@unu-wider.bsky.social
Bringing over two decades of experience researching inequality, governance and inclusive development, Prof. Justino is the first woman to lead UNU-WIDER.
Her term will begin on 1 May 2026.
ℹ️ buff.ly/R2y4ZgK
August 8, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Big congratulation to my former @ids.ac.uk colleague @apvjustino.bsky.social for her appointment as the next Director of @unu-wider.bsky.social This is great news, I look forward to working together in the new capacity!
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The government's anti-immigration stance will make it harder to tackle challenges at home + abroad says @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social
https://researchprofessionalnews.pulse.ly/1zv7yr07qd @resprofnews.bsky.social
https://researchprofessionalnews.pulse.ly/1zv7yr07qd @resprofnews.bsky.social
Migration crackdown will cut off the UK from global knowledge - Research Professional News
Government’s rhetoric undermines the ability to tackle challenges at home and abroad, says Peter Taylor
researchprofessionalnews.pulse.ly
May 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The government's anti-immigration stance will make it harder to tackle challenges at home + abroad says @petertaylor-uk.bsky.social
https://researchprofessionalnews.pulse.ly/1zv7yr07qd @resprofnews.bsky.social
https://researchprofessionalnews.pulse.ly/1zv7yr07qd @resprofnews.bsky.social
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Fragile contexts are home to 24% of the world’s population (1.9 billion people) and 73% of the world’s extreme poor.
Here are three reasons why donors should prioritise investment in strengthening tax systems and how to do so: ow.ly/GiMc50VJu4H
#FFD4 #PublicFinance #FragileStates
Here are three reasons why donors should prioritise investment in strengthening tax systems and how to do so: ow.ly/GiMc50VJu4H
#FFD4 #PublicFinance #FragileStates
Why tax matters in fragile states and how donors can support it
In fragile and conflict-affected states, taxation is often treated as a secondary concern. But this misses a central point: taxation is not just about raising revenue, it is also foundational to the s...
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April 29, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Fragile contexts are home to 24% of the world’s population (1.9 billion people) and 73% of the world’s extreme poor.
Here are three reasons why donors should prioritise investment in strengthening tax systems and how to do so: ow.ly/GiMc50VJu4H
#FFD4 #PublicFinance #FragileStates
Here are three reasons why donors should prioritise investment in strengthening tax systems and how to do so: ow.ly/GiMc50VJu4H
#FFD4 #PublicFinance #FragileStates
With aid declining, FfD4 must include a concrete commitment to scale up investment in tax systems. Reaching one billion USD in aid for tax by 2030 is a credible commitment and a great investment in sustainable development. Read more here:
After cuts to ODA budgets, it's crucial to invest in strengthening tax systems, argues IDS researcher & Executive Director of ICTD @giuliamascagni.bsky.social 👇 #FfD4
https://ac.pulse.ly/y0ubtyzuhc
https://ac.pulse.ly/y0ubtyzuhc
With aid declining, FfD4 must include concrete commitment to scale up investment in tax systems - Institute of Development Studies
Researcher calls for scaled up investment in tax systems ahead of the major Fundraising for Development conference in Spain.
ac.pulse.ly
April 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
With aid declining, FfD4 must include a concrete commitment to scale up investment in tax systems. Reaching one billion USD in aid for tax by 2030 is a credible commitment and a great investment in sustainable development. Read more here:
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With the words with which Sandro Pertini, seventh President of the Italian Republic, proclaimed the general strike from Radio Milano Libera, we wish you all a happy 80th anniversary of the #Liberation from Nazi-Fascism and sundry 🌹
April 25, 2025 at 6:17 AM
With the words with which Sandro Pertini, seventh President of the Italian Republic, proclaimed the general strike from Radio Milano Libera, we wish you all a happy 80th anniversary of the #Liberation from Nazi-Fascism and sundry 🌹
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We are delighted to announce that Max Gallien has been named as the recipient of the 2025 APSA-IPSA Theodore J. Lowi First Book Award for his first book titled SMUGGLERS AND STATES. buff.ly/4G316B6 @maxgallien.bsky.social @ipsa.org @apsa.bsky.social
April 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We are delighted to announce that Max Gallien has been named as the recipient of the 2025 APSA-IPSA Theodore J. Lowi First Book Award for his first book titled SMUGGLERS AND STATES. buff.ly/4G316B6 @maxgallien.bsky.social @ipsa.org @apsa.bsky.social
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Yes, the US Administration’s illegal obliteration of our Congressionally-mandated aid agency has killed countless people.
Now you know the name of one.
Now you know the name of one.
April 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Yes, the US Administration’s illegal obliteration of our Congressionally-mandated aid agency has killed countless people.
Now you know the name of one.
Now you know the name of one.
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Resistance with slides:
when presenting scientific evidence created by federal data and/or $
tell your audience what they won’t be seeing more of
Slides templates here
https://sites.google.com/view/tobeclear/
when presenting scientific evidence created by federal data and/or $
tell your audience what they won’t be seeing more of
Slides templates here
https://sites.google.com/view/tobeclear/
April 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Resistance with slides:
when presenting scientific evidence created by federal data and/or $
tell your audience what they won’t be seeing more of
Slides templates here
https://sites.google.com/view/tobeclear/
when presenting scientific evidence created by federal data and/or $
tell your audience what they won’t be seeing more of
Slides templates here
https://sites.google.com/view/tobeclear/
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Spent the last two days in deep conversation about tax and conflict with this brilliant group in Helsinki, @unu-wider.bsky.social. More on our meeting and work here! www.wider.unu.edu/event/tax-co...
March 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Spent the last two days in deep conversation about tax and conflict with this brilliant group in Helsinki, @unu-wider.bsky.social. More on our meeting and work here! www.wider.unu.edu/event/tax-co...
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A very old Soviet joke, from an especially dark time:
Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves.
Q: Why are you running away?
Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels.
Q: But you’re foxes!
Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.
Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves.
Q: Why are you running away?
Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels.
Q: But you’re foxes!
Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.
If you accept that non-citizens have no right to due process, you are accepting that citizens have no right to due process. All the government has to do is claim that you are not a citizen; without due process you have no chance to prove the contrary.
March 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A very old Soviet joke, from an especially dark time:
Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves.
Q: Why are you running away?
Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels.
Q: But you’re foxes!
Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.
Foxes are fleeing the USSR in droves.
Q: Why are you running away?
Fox: The Soviets passed a new law that they’re going to arrest all camels.
Q: But you’re foxes!
Fox: Yeah, why don’t *you* try proving to the NKVD that you’re not a camel.
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It’s time for a broader, bolder feminist fiscal agenda, argue
Caren Grown, @giuliamascagni.bsky.social & @rhiannoncm.bsky.social.
🚺 Today's @un-ecosoc.bsky.social meeting on #gender and #tax is a key opportunity to move in this direction.
READ 👉 ow.ly/CejT50Vqixp
#IWD2025 @brookings.edu
Caren Grown, @giuliamascagni.bsky.social & @rhiannoncm.bsky.social.
🚺 Today's @un-ecosoc.bsky.social meeting on #gender and #tax is a key opportunity to move in this direction.
READ 👉 ow.ly/CejT50Vqixp
#IWD2025 @brookings.edu
Time for a broader, bolder approach to tax justice for women - ICTD
As policymakers gather to discuss gender and tax at the UN today, this blog draws on research to call for moving beyond a narrow focus on gender bias in tax policy toward a broader, more effective fem...
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March 28, 2025 at 10:32 AM
It’s time for a broader, bolder feminist fiscal agenda, argue
Caren Grown, @giuliamascagni.bsky.social & @rhiannoncm.bsky.social.
🚺 Today's @un-ecosoc.bsky.social meeting on #gender and #tax is a key opportunity to move in this direction.
READ 👉 ow.ly/CejT50Vqixp
#IWD2025 @brookings.edu
Caren Grown, @giuliamascagni.bsky.social & @rhiannoncm.bsky.social.
🚺 Today's @un-ecosoc.bsky.social meeting on #gender and #tax is a key opportunity to move in this direction.
READ 👉 ow.ly/CejT50Vqixp
#IWD2025 @brookings.edu
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I accidentally sent out my LaTeX preamble to my group chat.
March 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I accidentally sent out my LaTeX preamble to my group chat.
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Reminder that in recent history, a 10% drop in tax revenue, anywhere in the developed world, has basically only happened during the global financial crisis
March 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Reminder that in recent history, a 10% drop in tax revenue, anywhere in the developed world, has basically only happened during the global financial crisis
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Faced with some of the worse #debt levels in over a decade, #African countries will likely need to increase their revenue sources to balance the books. What about starting by looking at #tax contributions from #wealthycitizens?
theconversation.com/wealthy-afri...
theconversation.com/wealthy-afri...
Wealthy Africans often don’t pay tax: the answer lies in smarter collection - expert
African countries need to implement effective approaches to ensure wealthy citizens make a bigger tax contribution.
theconversation.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Faced with some of the worse #debt levels in over a decade, #African countries will likely need to increase their revenue sources to balance the books. What about starting by looking at #tax contributions from #wealthycitizens?
theconversation.com/wealthy-afri...
theconversation.com/wealthy-afri...
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Welcome! Delighted you’re here 👏👏
Hello, World! IPA is now on BlueSky.
Bringing evidence, conversations, and the latest from #GlobalDev. Join us as we explore what works—and what doesn’t—to improve lives.
Follow along for research, RCTs, and impact in action.
#EconSky #Development #ImpactEvaluation #PovertyReduction
Bringing evidence, conversations, and the latest from #GlobalDev. Join us as we explore what works—and what doesn’t—to improve lives.
Follow along for research, RCTs, and impact in action.
#EconSky #Development #ImpactEvaluation #PovertyReduction
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March 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Welcome! Delighted you’re here 👏👏
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If econ memes had a Nobel Prize, @khoavuumn.bsky.social would have won it by popular acclaim. He's beloved in our community of online economists for his kindness and wit. Definite follow.
March 19, 2025 at 9:02 PM
If econ memes had a Nobel Prize, @khoavuumn.bsky.social would have won it by popular acclaim. He's beloved in our community of online economists for his kindness and wit. Definite follow.
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“Do not save your influence for a better opportunity. It’s not going to come.”
"Crowds Stand Up for Science Across the United States" by Kimberly M. S. Cartier, Emily Dieckmann, Jennifer Schmidt and Grace van Deelen for @agu.org. #Eos:
eos.org/articles/cro...
eos.org/articles/cro...
Crowds Stand Up for Science Across the United States - Eos
Funding freezes, firings, and censorship have sent shockwaves through the science community since January. Scientists and supporters are standing up in defense.
eos.org
March 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
“Do not save your influence for a better opportunity. It’s not going to come.”
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Can taxpayer education improve compliance? Evidence from Rwanda shows that training new taxpayers significantly increases filing, reduces zero-tax reporting, and boosts tax due. Effects persist over time, driven by lower compliance costs and better tax knowledge.
March 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Can taxpayer education improve compliance? Evidence from Rwanda shows that training new taxpayers significantly increases filing, reduces zero-tax reporting, and boosts tax due. Effects persist over time, driven by lower compliance costs and better tax knowledge.
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Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The People Carrying Out Musk’s Plans at DOGE (Gift Article)
The Times identified 50 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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To go along with our piece today, we published an extensive list of folks associated with DOGE. It builds off and adds to the strong work that Wired, WaPo, ProPublica and other pubs have been doing.
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Who Is in DOGE? Tracking Its Staffers and Allies in the Federal Government
The Times identified 49 people within the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, a group formed by Elon Musk that in a short few weeks has radically upended federal agencies.
www.nytimes.com
February 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
To go along with our piece today, we published an extensive list of folks associated with DOGE. It builds off and adds to the strong work that Wired, WaPo, ProPublica and other pubs have been doing.
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The public has a right to know who is dismantling the government.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Our letter to the Prime Minister expressing deep concern regarding his decision to cut ODA.
This will have a direct and devastating impact on the lives of millions. The aid budget is an important instrument for long-term stability and economic partnership. We hope the government will reconsider.
This will have a direct and devastating impact on the lives of millions. The aid budget is an important instrument for long-term stability and economic partnership. We hope the government will reconsider.
February 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Our letter to the Prime Minister expressing deep concern regarding his decision to cut ODA.
This will have a direct and devastating impact on the lives of millions. The aid budget is an important instrument for long-term stability and economic partnership. We hope the government will reconsider.
This will have a direct and devastating impact on the lives of millions. The aid budget is an important instrument for long-term stability and economic partnership. We hope the government will reconsider.
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The person who illegally eviscerated USAID, to whom some observers attribute capacity and competence, has repeatedly shown his lack of minimal capacity to distinguish fact from fabrication.
Elon Musk falsely accused prominent lawyer and CNN legal analyst Norm Eisen of leading a “crime family” after he discovered a woman with the same last name who worked for an organization that accepted funds from USAID.
The only problem? The woman, Tamar Eisen, is of no relation to Norm Eisen.
The only problem? The woman, Tamar Eisen, is of no relation to Norm Eisen.
Musk Makes Big Mistake While Trying to Smear CNN Legal Analyst
The billionaire DOGE chief found a woman with the same last name as a lawyer he hates. Cue the conspiracy.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The person who illegally eviscerated USAID, to whom some observers attribute capacity and competence, has repeatedly shown his lack of minimal capacity to distinguish fact from fabrication.
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Utterly disgraceful youtube.com/watch?v=uqOO...
youtube.com
February 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Utterly disgraceful youtube.com/watch?v=uqOO...
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Starmer’s govt promised to restore the aid budget to 0.7%. Now it’s been slashed to 0.3% ostensibly due defense.
Increasing wealth tax could open up funds for aid & public spending. But they’d rather follow Trump & increase vulnerabilities of the poor.
#UKAID
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Increasing wealth tax could open up funds for aid & public spending. But they’d rather follow Trump & increase vulnerabilities of the poor.
#UKAID
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer’s cuts are a huge mistake – foreign aid is an investment, not an expense | Halima Begum
At the height of the cold war, the west advanced its soft power through aid and development spending. If we cut that now, who will fill the vacuum?, asks Halima Begum of Oxfam
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Starmer’s govt promised to restore the aid budget to 0.7%. Now it’s been slashed to 0.3% ostensibly due defense.
Increasing wealth tax could open up funds for aid & public spending. But they’d rather follow Trump & increase vulnerabilities of the poor.
#UKAID
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Increasing wealth tax could open up funds for aid & public spending. But they’d rather follow Trump & increase vulnerabilities of the poor.
#UKAID
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Keir Starmer on 2021 aid cuts:
February 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Keir Starmer on 2021 aid cuts: