“Sustainable taxation – Global challenges and legal solutions” – 8/9 April. Call for papers – closes 31 January.

January 7, 2019   |   by David Massey

“We (Professor Neil H. Buchanan, Dr. Mats Landström and Dr. Yvette Lind) are hosting an international workshop in Sweden at the University college of Gävle 8^th and 9^th of April.  The workshop is named ‘Sustainable taxation – Global challenges and legal solutions’ and focuses on four themes:

–          Environmental taxes

–          CSR and sustainable accounting

–          Human rights linked to taxes

–          Tax design and tax policy

We will accept 40 participants and out of these will 10-12 be able to publish their contribution as a book chapter in a book edited by Neil H. Buchanan and Yvette Lind, published by Edward Elgar. Tax scholars as well as economists, preferable those within public finance, are encouraged to apply, but also socio legal scholars dealing with taxes.

Additionally, we will fund the participation of some Ph.D. students (for those who apply for funding make sure to submit recommendation letter from supervisor in addition to abstract)

Please see the call for papers and our webpage: www.hig.se/sustainabletaxation“