Maria Jouste

Research Associate

Maria Jouste is a Research Associate at UNU-WIDER, where she works on topics related to taxation and tax-benefit microsimulation models in Domestic Revenue Mobilization programme. She holds a PhD in Economics from University of Turku.

Her research interest is in development and public economics, focusing on taxation and social protection in developing countries. Her recent research has included the evaluation of tax and administrative reforms using administrative tax data from Uganda and simulating potential social protection reforms in Zambia. She has experience in curating and employing large administrative tax data in collaboration with African revenue authorities.

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Phone +358-(0)9-615 99230

Email jouste@wider.unu.edu

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    Blog
    Opinion: It’s time to prioritize ethical practices in global development research

    As the development community rethinks how to improve the lives of people in low- and middle-income countries, so too must researchers and research...

    Presentation
    Quarterly meeting of the ATI Tax Gap Community of Interest

    The ATI Tax Gap Community of Interest (COI) holds its quarterly meeting, featuring key presentations and discussions on tax gap estimation. This meeting brings together experts, policymakers, and practitioners to share insights and experiences...

    Wed, 4 December 2024
    Virtual, Finland
    Past event
    Workshop
    Tax gap workshop series

    In October, UNU-WIDER convenes a series of tax gap workshops as part of the ongoing Tax research for development project. These workshops are designed to build the capacity of national tax administrators in estimating and addressing the tax gap—the...

    Wed, 2 October 2024 – Wed, 30 October 2024
    Past event
    Blog
    Uganda’s tax system isn’t bringing in enough revenue, but is targeting small business the answer?
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    Uganda, with a fiscal deficit of 5.6% in 2023, has increasingly turned to local resources to make up for its revenue shortfall since the World Bank...

    Project meeting
    Work-in-progress meeting on tax research collaboration in Uganda

    On 9 April 2024, UNU-WIDER's Domestic Revenue Mobilization (DRM) programme, financed by Norad, hosts a work-in-progress meeting in continuation of the collaborative efforts with Uganda.Master's students present their theses, highlighting recent...

    Tue, 9 April 2024
    Hybrid, Finland
    Past event
    Blog
    Secure research data lab in Uganda: A game changer for efficient and fair taxation

    In May 2022, the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) and UNU-WIDER collaboratively launched a secure research data laboratory facility in Kampala, Uganda...

    Blog
    Co-creation for fair and efficient taxation: Research recommendations to improve policies

    How can we determine the taxation of wage earners or multinational corporations in a fair manner? Will simplifying tax administration help increase...

    Project meeting
    Second Cash Plus work in progress meeting

    UNU-WIDER's SOUTHMOD tax-benefit microsimulation team, in collaboration with the senior partners from Southern African Social Policy Research Insights (SASPRI) and Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR), as well as the...

    Tue, 8 June 2021
    Online, Lusaka, Zambia
    Past event
    Project meeting
    Cash Plus work in progress meeting

    UNU-WIDER's SOUTHMOD tax-benefit microsimulation team, in collaboration with the senior partners from Southern African Social Policy Research Insights (SASPRI) and Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR), as well as the...

    Mon, 26 April 2021
    Online, Lusaka, Zambia
    Past event
    Presentation
    Maria Jouste on Tax for Development

    Maria Jouste, UNU-WIDER Research Associate, will give a presentation at the Tax for Development webinar series on 17 November 2020 (CET). The webinar series is hosted by Chr. Michelsen Institute. The topic of Jouste's presentation will be 'Do tax...

    Tue, 17 November 2020
    Past event
    Presentation
    Maria Jouste at the North East Universities Development Consortium

    Maria Jouste, UNU-WIDER Research Associate, will present a research paper at the North East Universities Development Consortium on 6 November 2020. The virtual conference, hosted by Dartmouth College, will be held 6-7 November (EST). The topic of...

    Fri, 6 November 2020
    Past event
    Blog
    International tax research: Why does more than numbers matter

    Can tax research be inspiring? Looking back at the three years of collaboration between UNU-WIDER and the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), the answer...

    Policy seminar
    Findings from recent research based on Ugandan administrative tax data
    Wed, 4 March 2020
    Kampala, Uganda
    Past event
    Presentation
    Maria Jouste on the effects of personal income tax reform on taxable income in Uganda

    Maria Jouste, UNU-WIDER Research assistant, gave a presentation on 10 December at the Turku School of Economics (TSE) Research seminar, organized at the University of Turku, Finland. The topic of the presentation was 'Do tax administrative...

    Tue, 10 December 2019
    Turku School of Economics, University of Turku, Rehtorinpellonkatu 3, Turku, Finland
    Past event
    Presentation
    Maria Jouste at the Taxation for Inclusive Development workshop

    Workshop on 'Taxation for Inclusive Development' was organized in the Nordic Africa Institute in Uppsala on 7-8 November 2019. The workshop provided field-based research and discussion on how taxation can contribute to inclusive development. The 25...

    Thu, 7 November 2019 – Fri, 8 November 2019
    The Nordic Africa Institute, Villavägen 6, Uppsala, Sweden
    Past event
    Presentation
    UNU-WIDER at the workshop on longitudinal and administrative data for distributional analyses

    Workshop focusing on the use of longitudinal and administrative microdata for distributional analysis, organized by the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) was held at the University of Essex on 28th-30th October 2019. The forum brought...

    Mon, 28 October 2019 – Wed, 30 October 2019
    Wivenhoe House Hotel, Park Road, Wivenhoe, United Kingdom
    Past event
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