Researcher, Institute of Development Studies
Celeste is a Research Officer at the International Centre for Tax and Development, primarily working in the Tax Administrations and Compliance and DIGITAX programmes.
She is researching several projects regarding tax administration, from technology adoption to data management and revenue collection strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa. She has experience with quantitative and qualitative data analysis and fieldwork experience in Uganda, Rwanda and Ghana.
Before joining the ICTD, Celeste worked as Trainee at the UNDP Regional Bureau for Africa in New York. Celeste holds an MSc in Development Economics from the University of Sussex and is a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Sussex.
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