Person

Adrienne Lees

Adrienne Lees

Research Officer

Email

A.Lees@ids.ac.uk

Adrienne Lees is a Research Officer working primarily on projects relating to tax administration and investment, tax attitudes, and on the DIGITAX programme.

Her research interests relate to taxation, public finance, and economic development, particularly for Sub-Saharan Africa. She has recently completed an Overseas Development Institute Fellowship in the Tax Policy Department at the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Uganda. Adrienne holds an MSc in Economics for Development from the University of Oxford and will begin her PhD in Economics at the University of Sussex in September 2021.

Research

Centre

International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD)

The International Centre for Tax and Development (ICTD) provides research evidence that supports developing countries in raising domestic revenues equitably and sustainably, in a manner that is conducive to pro-poor economic growth and good governance.

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Publications

Brief

Technology and Tax: Adoption and Impacts of E-services in Rwanda

ICTD Research in Brief; 88

Many low-income countries are increasingly digitising their tax services, which can bring a range of benefits, from reducing compliance costs and improving record-keeping, to limiting opportunities for corruption and increasing fairness in the tax system. However, the success of these benefits...

Kelbesa Megersa
Kelbesa Megersa & 6 others

5 June 2023

Working Paper

Technology and Tax: Adoption and Impacts of E-services in Rwanda

ICTD Working Paper; 153

Many low-income countries are increasingly digitising various tax services, usually motivated by efforts to increase efficiency and transparency and reduce the burden of compliance for taxpayers. However, where awareness and adoption are suboptimal, tax e services may produce only partial...

Fabrizio Santoro
Fabrizio Santoro & 5 others

1 May 2023

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