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PhD Candidate in Economics from the University of Mannheim (Germany) with experience in development institutions and the private sector. Specializes in the empirical evaluation of public policies and development programmes. Speaks French, English, German. Seeks full-time position in any part of the world. |
 Contact Oceane Briand
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Area of Expertise: |
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Government, Governance, Reforms
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Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research, Analysis
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Social, Education, Gender, Youth, Child
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Trade, Finance, Economics, Cooperation, Global
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Professional Experience: |
I have experience in the analysis of tax reforms and public policies in an academic and non-academic context, since I have been a consultant for the International Labour Organization, and an intern at the German Bank of Development in parallel of my doctoral studies.
I collaborated with these institutions, their implementation partners, and their political intermediaries to implement development programs, and evaluate their impact in a cost-efficient manner. In the case of the German Bank of Development, I have also supported them in understanding the content and implications of contemporary fiscal reforms on their activities in India.
My experience as a consultant in Morocco for the International Labour Organization, and in India for the German Bank of Development, further deepened my taste for working in a challenging and enriching international environment within multi-disciplinary teams.
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Education: |
I am a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Mannheim. I expect to complete my thesis in July 2016. My main research interests are in the fields of Development Economics, Public Economics, and Applied Econometrics.
In my latest research project, I study the impact of the replacement of a distorting sales tax by a value-added tax in India on production, investments, and tax compliance using a large representative survey of informal and formal Indian firms. I empirically disentangle two different aspects of the reform: the increase in tax enforcement caused by the intrinsic properties of the value-added tax credit and refund system, and the increase in production efficiency caused by the removal of distortions present under the prior tax system. My results help understanding cross-countries differences in the success of value-added tax reforms in developing countries.
During my doctoral studies, I have participated to several international conferences whose programs either addressed a broad audience of economists or targeted specialists in the field of tax compliance or international trade, and also gained extensive teaching experience. I am thus confident in discussing research ideas and sophisticated issues with people from a large range of background.
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Available for: |
- Consulting assignments
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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