Dr Ben Waltmann

A survey of Ethiopia's tax system: how it works, what it raises, recent reforms and how it compares with the rest of sub-Saharan Africa.

How does going to university affect earnings over people’s lifetimes? How much do individuals and taxpayers benefit from people going to university?

Six-in-ten degrees pay for themselves for the exchequer in the long run, with the government making a loss on the rest.

Despite its economy growing, Ethiopia's tax base has not kept pace. This is due to a complicated legacy of former and current policy.

This report provides a detailed analysis of Ethiopia’s tax-to-GDP ratio potential and the factors behind Ethiopia’s low tax-to-GDP ratio.

This report explores options for incorporating administrative records on graduate earnings into the OfS’ regulation of higher education in England. 

This report studies the long-run effect of the Education Maintenance Allowance on educational attainment, earnings and crime.

The Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) failed to achieve its ultimate aims of improving educational attainment and labour market outcomes.

This calculator produces rough estimates of the costs and distributional consequences of reforms to the higher education funding system in Scotland.

Our sixth annual report on education spending shows changes over time across different stages of education, as well as geographic differences.

This calculator produces rough estimates of the costs and distributional consequences of different reforms to the student loans system in England.