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Lecturer in Public Finance
Room: 3.01, 29/30 Tavistock Square
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Biography

I am an Assistant Professor inÌýPublic Finance in the School of Public Policy at »Ê¼Ò»ªÈË.ÌýMy work involves a balanced engagement with academic research and on the ground capacity development and technical assistance, both of which provide invaluable learning opportunities to continue growing both intellectually and personally. For the past fifteen years, IÌýhaveÌýworked as an expert for a range of international organisations includingÌýtheÌýInternational Monetary Fund (IMF),ÌýWorld Bank, United Nations and Asian Development Bank as well asÌýprivate sector firms, to improve financial literacy, debt management, fiscal transparency, and compliance with international standards in central banks, ministries of finance and commercial banks in more thanÌýsixty countries worldwide. PreviouslyÌýIÌýworked as an economist at the IMF (2011-15),Ìýand I completed myÌýPhD atÌýthe London School of Economics in 2012 with a focus on taxation and debt.

Research

My research isÌýfocused on theÌýlinks between macroeconomics, finance, accounting, and political science. Specifically, these includeÌýtaxation, budgeting, fiscal performance, public sector accounting (national accounts) and accountability, balance sheet analysis (financial linkages), debt management, asset management, pension funds, measurement issues in social sciences, monetary policy and, technological innovations in the public sector (evolving concepts, and applications, of money and the social contract).

Publications

Journal articles

• Seiferling, M. and Tareq, S. (2023)Ìý‘’,ÌýPublic Finance Review, OnlineFirst.
• Seiferling, M. (2020)Ìý‘’,ÌýFinancial Innovation,Ìý6(37).
• Seiferling, M. (2020)Ìý‘’,ÌýPolitical Science Research and Methods, 8(2),Ìýpp. 329–343.
• Seiferling, M. (2016)Ìý‘’,ÌýInternational Public Policy Review, 10(1).

Book chapters

• Goerl, C. and Seiferling, M. (2015)Ìý‘’,Ìýin B. Clement, R.Ìýde Mooij, S. GuptaÌýand M.ÌýKeenÌý(eds.) Income Inequality and Fiscal Policy.ÌýInternational Monetary Fund.

Other publications

• Seiferling, M. (2023). Sierra Leone: Report on Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics. IMF Technical Report.
• Rattakul, Y. and Seiferling, M. (2023). Zimbabwe: Public Sector Debt and Government Finance Statistics. IMF Technical Report.
• Seiferling, M. (2022). Sierra Leone: Report on Public Sector Debt Statistics Technical Assistance Mission. IMF Technical Report.
• Seiferling, M. (2021). Sierra Leone: Report on Government Finance and Public Sector Debt Statistics. IMF Technical Report.
• Seiferling, M. (2021). Zimbabwe: Report on Public sector Debt Statistics. IMF Technical ReportÌýde Clerck, S., Balibek, E., McDonald, K and Seiferling, M. (2020). Sierra Leone: Debt Reporting. IMF Technical Report.
• IE University, School Center for the Governance of Change (2020). Cryptocurrency and the Future of Money.
• UNCTAD (2020). Feasibility Report for Expanding Debt Instrument Coverage in DMFAS 7. United Nations Conference for Trade and Development, Debt Management and Financial Analysis System.
• Seiferling, M (2020). Zimbabwe: Technical Assistance Report on Government Finance Statistics Technical Assistance Mission. IMF Technical Report.
• Seiferling, M. (2019) ‘’, International Monetary Fund.
• Seiferling, M. (2018) ‘’, International Monetary Fund.
• Seiferling, M. and Wilson Craw, D.Ìý(2018) ‘’, Generation Rent.
• Seiferling, M. and Tareq, S.Ìý(2015)Ìý‘’,ÌýIE Center for the Governance of Change.
• Seiferling, M. and Tareq, S.Ìý(2015) ‘’,ÌýInternational Monetary Fund.
• Aldasoro, I. and Seiferling, M. (2014)Ìý‘’, International Monetary Fund.
• Seiferling, M. (2013)Ìý‘’ÌýInternational Monetary Fund.
• Seiferling, M. (2013). ‘’,ÌýInternational Monetary Fund.

Teaching

I teach the following modules: ‘Data Analysis for Public Policy’Ìý(statistics for Master’s of Public Administration students); ‘Public Finance and Budgeting’; and ‘Lies, Damn Lies, and Bullshit’Ìý(introduction to the scientific method and unravelling fake news).

My supervision topics include: public finance (general);Ìýfiscal policy (especially tax systems); macroeconomic linkages with politics; public sector corporations (governance, management and performance); financial regulation; balance sheet/financial analysisÌýand debt management; income inequality; and fiscal transparency/corruption.