Dr. Nizamul Islam is among a select few accepted at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD) Visiting Fellows programme. As a fellow, Dr. Islam will present and/or discuss research work and to share their knowledge in the area of quantitative methods, economic modelling and public economics theory, namely in the areas of taxation policy and tax reforms.

The general aim of the programme is to strengthen the in-house research potential of DG TAXUD by improving connections with the economic research community. The programme aims to give DG TAXUD staff better access to ongoing research work as well as to increase exposure to new approaches and insights on issues of relevance.

LISER’s Dr. Islam will equally have an opportunity to experience the policy-making environment in which DG TAXUD operates. During his mission, he will interact with staff, discuss their research work and, if appropriate, prepare an accompanying paper for eventual publication in the Taxation Papers Series of DG TAXUD. He will be invited to give a talk and present his work in an academic-style internal seminar (the TAXUD economic seminar series).