Gangadhar P. Shukla, Professor of the Practice of Public Policy  

Gangadhar P. Shukla

Office Location: 274 Rubenstein Hall
Email Address: shukla@duke.edu

Mailing Address

Education:
PhD, Harvard University, 1993

Curriculum Vitae

Expertise:
Political Economy
Political Science/Government

Teaching (Spring 2012):

  • Pubpol 388.03, Comparative tax administration Synopsis
    Sanford 03, Th 02:50 PM-05:40 PM
  • Pubpol 388.04, Comparative tax policy Synopsis
    Sanford 03, Tu 02:50 PM-05:40 PM

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

  1. G.P. Shukla, Tuan Minh Le, Tina Soreide and Alex Gboyega,, Oil and Gas Governance in Nigeria (May, 2010), World Bank (The paper will be a chapter in an upcoming volume by the World Bank on the subject of “Political Economy Analysis: Averting the Resource Curse”.) .
  2. G.P. Shukla,Tuan Minh Le, Tina Soreide and Joseph Ayee, The Politics of Mining in Ghana (April, 2010), World Bank (The paper will be a chapter in an upcoming volume by the World Bank on the subject of “Political Economy Analysis: Averting the Resource Curse”.) .
  3. G.P. Shukla, Fiscal Regime for the Mining Sector in Armenia (February, 2010) (A report on Royalty Regime on minerals, prepared for the Government of Armenia and the World Bank.) .
  4. G.P. Shukla, Belize Fiscal Policy Review, in Anchoring Fiscal Policy for Growth, edited by Dougal Martin (2010), Inter American Development Ban (An April 2009 report prepared for the Government of Belize.) .
  5. G.P. Shukla, Brij Kishore, Appraising Mega-Projects: An Institutional Design (October, 2009) (A report for the Government of Jordan (USAID).) .

Research Categories: International Development

Research Description: Research: Tax analysis and revenue forecasting; public finance for open economies; investment appraisal; taxation of natural resources

Bio/Profile
Gangadhar P. Shukla is a Professor of the Practice of Public Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University, and the Director of the Program on Tax Analysis and Revenue Forecasting (TARF). Previously, he was a lecturer and a Development Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and an Associate at the Harvard Institute for International Development (HIID). While at Harvard, Dr. Shukla taught courses at the Kennedy School and in the Economic Department , directed the Program on Tax Analysis and Revenue Forecasting, and provided technical assistance to over a dozen countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Transitional Economies on tax policy and project evaluation. He previously served the government of India for twenty years in a variety of local, state and central government executive positions – with considerable practical experience in local government finance, urban development, public sector management, financial management, budgeting, and revenue and expenditure analysis. Dr. Shukla has a PhD in Political Economics and Government from Harvard University.