Helping Nations Around the World Build Better Governments
The International Center for Public Policy (ICePP) brings together the strengths of cutting-edge technical expertise, extensive real-world policy experience, and solid project management capabilities in over 80 developing and transition economies around the world. Our faculty are leading experts in economics and public policy and have authored books, academic and technical journal articles, and have extensive experience in designing and implementing technical assistance and training programs. The exposure that ICePP brings to the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, as well as the interaction with government leaders and policymakers from around the world, enriches the academic environment and deepens the school’s commitment to resolving international policy challenges.
Our center has decades of extensive experience providing short- and long-term technical assistance in support of policy reforms in developing and transition economy countries around the world.
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We are excited to announce that our public finance fellow, Sukriti Beniwal, has been awarded a 2025 Horowitz Foundation for […]
As Korea heads into an early presidential election, populist pledges such as universal basic income, a shortened workweek, and massive […]
As Korea heads into an early presidential election, populist pledges such as universal basic income, a shortened workweek, and massive […]
With an $11 billion surplus, Georgia’s 2025 legislative session began this month with top issues expected to revolve around relief […]
Spring registration for Andrew Young School’ microcredential offerings is now open! These offerings include the massive-open-online course (MOOC) in data […]
Public Finance Fellow Federico Corredor was recently profiled in a Georgia State News Hub article. His journey in public economics […]
The Public Finance Research Cluster’s Fiscal Research Center annually produces the Tax Expenditure Report for the State of Georgia. The […]
From Brazil to Stanford, Jonatas Prates shares his inspiring journey in economics and policy research. After discovering his passion for […]
Earlier this month, Moody’s Ratings hosted its Public Finance Georgia Briefing in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. The […]
The International Center for Public Policy (ICePP), housed in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (AYSPS), hosted its 17th […]
Economics PhD student and PFRC public finance fellow, Sukriti Beniwal, presents her research at ABFM. The Association for Budgeting and […]
As South Korea grapples with demographic challenges, the sustainability of its national pension system has become a pressing concern. Professor […]
In a recent editorial for Korea Economic Daily (Hankuk Kyungje Simun), Professor Emeritus (Konkuk University) and ICePP Visiting Scholar Wonshik Kim highlights […]
While policies that effectively support the elderly have long been challenges in South Korea, new attention is being paid to […]
The Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (AYSPS) at Georgia State University is launching microcredential workshops in Leadership and Data […]
Congratulations to AYSPS alumna, Nara Monkam! Dr. Monkam is this year’s recipient of the Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional […]
September 22–24, 2022 | Miami, Florida Adedeji Ogunrinola CSLF Public Finance Fellow | MA in Economics candidate Along with several research […]
Adedeji Ogunrinola CSLF Public Finance Fellow | MA in Economics candidate I recently attended the World Bank’s annual Group […]
Congratulations to four AYSPS faculty, affiliates, and alumni—Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Charles R. Hankla, Raúl Alberto Ponce Rodríguez, and Eunice Heredia-Ortiz—who have co-won the […]
Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Eduardo Sanz-Arcega, and José Manuel Tránchez-Martín recently released a new working paper, “Tax Revenue Management and Reform in […]
Can Chen, an associate professor at Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and an affiliate at CSLF and John R. […]
Juan Luis Gómez-Reino, Santiago Lago-Peñas, and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez recently released a new working paper, “Evidence on Economies of Scale in […]
Join our team! We are looking for a motivated Research Associate (Public Finance and Policy) to produce and assist in […]
Jorge Martinez-Vazquez recently released “Successful Tax Reforms in the Recent International Experience: Lessons in Political Economy and the Nuts and […]
Manuela Ortega Gil recently released “Fiscal Policies, Decentralization, and Life Satisfaction.” In it, she studies the relationship between wellbeing and […]
Julio López-Laborda, Fernando Rodrigo Sauco, and Eduardo Sanz-Arcega recently released “Do You Know to Whom You Pay Your Taxes?: The […]
Khim Lal Devkota recently released “The Fiscal Architecture of Subnational Governments in Federal Nepal.” In it, he describes the structure […]
Gustavo Canavire-Bacarreza, Pablo Evia Salas, and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez recently released “The Effect of Crises on Fiscal and Political Recentralization: Large-Panel […]
Simanti Bandyopadhyay, Sujana Kabiraj, and Subrata Majumder recently released “Performances in COVID-19 Management Across Countries: Do Subnational Finances Matter?” In […]
Kshitiz Shrestha, ICePP director Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, and Charles Hankla recently released “Political Decentralization and Corruption: Exploring the Conditional Role of Parties.” […]
Ángela Castillo-Murciego and Julio López-Laborda recently released “Tax-induced Investments in Tax Havens by Spanish Multinationals.” The authors explore tax havens’ role in […]
Luis Ayala, Ana Herrero-Alcade, and ICePP Director Jorge Martinez-Vazquez recently released “Welfare Benefits in Highly Decentralized Fiscal Systems: Evidence on […]
Policy news and conversations are the stuff of daily life in the U.S. and around the world today. From 7– […]
Janet Porras-Mendoza, Charles R. Hankla, and ICePP Director Jorge Martinez-Vazquez recently released “Electoral Accountability and Fiscal Federalism: The Case of […]
In his new paper “Adapting Fiscal Decentralization Design to Combat Climate Change,” ICePP Director Jorge Martinez-Vazquez examines how the principles of […]
Hyojung Kang and ICePP Director Jorge Martinez-Vazquez have released a paper called “When Does Foreign Direct Investment Lead to Inclusive […]
Jin Hui and ICePP director Jorge Martinez-Vazquez have released a paper called “Sustainable Development and the Optimal Level of Fiscal Expenditure […]
Public finance researchers are invited to submit unpublished research works that analyze topics from fiscal decentralization and subnational financing to […]
Andrew Feltenstein, ICePP director Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Biplab Datta, and Sohani Fatehin have released a paper called “A General Equilibrium Model of […]
Elizabeth Gooch, ICePP director Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, and Bauyrzhan Yedgenov have released a paper called “The Role of Historical Malaria in Institutions […]
Luis Ayala, Elena Bárcena-Martín, and ICePP director Jorge Martinez-Vazquez have released a paper called “The Distributional Effects of Devolution in […]
Santiago Lago-Peñas, ICePP director Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, and Agnese Sacchi have released a working paper called “Country Performance during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Externalities, […]
Khim Lal Devkota has released an ICePP working paper looking at intergovernmental fiscal transfers in Nepal. To bridge the gap […]
Andrew Young School faculty and graduate students—Wes Austin, Stefano Carattini, John Gomez Mahecha and Michael Pesko—have released new research looking […]
One of the main goals of the literature on optimal tax systems is to reduce the gap between the highly […]
Zheng Li and ICePP director Jorge Martinez-Vazquez have released a working paper called “Fiscal Decentralization and Interregional Capital Misallocation: Evidence […]
Khim Lal Devkota has released an ICePP working paper updating the ongoing transition of Nepal to a federal nation. The […]
This policy note by Oriol Sabaté and Eduardo Sanz-Arcega looks at military might and political elites’ commercial mindset as two […]
Simanti Bandyopadhyay, Firdousi Naher, and Aishna Sharma have released a working paper called “Towards Sustainable Cities: Lessons from Urban Decentralization […]
ICePP affiliates Roy W. Bahl and Andrey Timofeev, along with the World Bank’s Serdar Yilmaz, recently released a working paper […]
ICePP director Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and University of Zaragoza, Spain economist Eduardo Sanz-Arcega recently released a working paper looking at tax […]
University of Zaragoza, Spain economists Julio López-Laborda and Guillermo Peña recently released an ICePP working paper on trade openness in […]
Leonardo Letelier and José Luis Sáez Lozano recently released an ICePP working paper that hinges upon the relationship between fiscal […]
Aisha Blegbo, Cote d’Ivoire “The Mandela Washington Fellowship is a unique Key that opens multiple locks. It’s up to you to […]
Callaway Gardens Callaway Gardens was conceived and created by Cason J. Callaway and his wife, Virginia Hand Callaway, for the […]
Diane Daniels Adoma Councilwoman for City of Stonecrest Dissertation – A correlational study: Transformational leadership style & employee trust in small business organizations […]
FACULTY & STAFF – PROGRAM MANAGEMENT Sally Wallace MWF-YALI, Program Director Associate Dean and Professor of Economics Andrew Young School […]
Esmael Habtamu Ali “In Ethiopia, the easily avoidable but neglected disease, trachoma (infectious painful blinding disease) is one of the […]
In April 2017, Musharraf Cyan, Mark Rider, and Michael Price published a working paper on boosting off-season vegetable cultivation in Federally Administered […]
In April 2017, Musharraf Cyan, Mark Rider and Michael Price published a working paper exploring the growth of municipal services in Pakistan, focusing on […]
In April 2017, Musharraf Cyan, Mark Rider, and Michael Price published a working paper examining the effect of stipends as an incentive for […]
In April 2017, Musharraf Cyan, Mark Rider, and Michael Price published a working paper exploring the effect urban renewal in the […]
In April 2017, Musharraf Cyan, Mark Rider, and Michael Price published a working paper examining how community driven development can be implemented […]
In April 2017, Musharraf Cyan, Mark Rider, and Michael Price published a working paper analyzing tuberculosis control programs in Pakistan’s tribal […]
In April 2017, Musharraf Cyan, Mark Rider, and Michael Price published a working paper exploring the impact legal literacy has on […]
In April 2017, Musharraf Cyan, Mark Rider, and Michael Price published a working paper on the use of campaigns to rebuild citizens’ trust […]
In April 2017, Musharraf Cyan, Mark Rider, and Michael Price published a working paper on the use of campaigns to rebuild citizens’ trust […]
Regents Professor of Economics and Director of the International Center for Public Policy (ICePP), Jorge Martinez-Vazquez with Professor Yongzheng Liu and Alfred M. […]
In December 2016, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Gustavo Canavire-Bacarreza and Bauyrzhan Yedgenov published an article in the Journal of Economic Geography exploring in depth […]
In November 2016, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez published an article with Santiago Lago-Peñas and Agnese Sacchi that gives a comprehensive and updated review of the impact of […]
In October 2016, Elizabeth Gooch, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, and Bauyrzhan Yedgenov published a ICePP working paper (#1610) that revisits the issue of the impact […]
EDITORS: Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Regents Professor of Economics and Director, International Center for Public Policy, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia […]
In December 2016, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Musharraf Cyan and Antonios M.Koumpias published an article that examines the determinants of tax morale […]
This volume is a tribute to Roy Bahl, who has long played an important role in the field of taxation […]
This volume is a tribute to Roy Bahl, who has long played an important role in the field of taxation […]
Although coercion is a fundamental and unavoidable part of our social lives, economist have not offered an integrated analysis of […]
ICePP held a workshop on Field Experiments for Policy Evaluation and Evidence Based Governance for Pakistan officials from March 16-19th […]
This is Ma. Rosario Curiba from the Information Systems Group of the Bureau of Internal Revenue of the Government of […]