Philipp Krause

Head of Research, BSI, Centre for Aid and Public Expenditure

Philipp Krause specializes in public administration and budgeting, particularly ministries of finance. He is currently Head of Research, Budget Strengthening Initiative, at the Overseas Development Institute in London. Philipp has previously worked on public sector issues for the German Technical Cooperation and the World Bank, and has advised governments in Latin America, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. He has written scholarly articles and reports on public administration, budgeting, and fiscal governance, as well as monitoring and evaluation.

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The 2013 CAPE conference: budgeting in the real world

Event - Conference - 13 - 14 November 2013

The national budget is one of the most important formal expressions of how a government aims to govern a country. But, in practice, the difference between what’s on paper and how public finance is actually managed can be stark. The 2013 CAPE conference will explore how budgets operate in the real world, and how they can be made to deliver better development outcomes.

Taxation for development: What can we learn from Latin America?

Event - Public event - 30 September 2013 17:00 - 18:30 (GMT+01 (BST))

This event discusses the Inter-American Development Bank’s recent book “More Than Revenue: Taxation as a Development Tool” and its implications beyond Latin America.

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Reforming Public Finances in Nepal

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 25 September 2013

Complicated and fast-changing politics. Political parties distributed across the left–right spectrum; ethnic and regional interests; fault lines old and new, all changing regularly.

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Operational risk assessment of public financial management in Nepal: a review of challenges and opportunities

Publication - Research reports and studies - 16 September 2013

Philipp Krause, Stephanie Sweet, Edward Hedger, and Bhola Chalise

This report aims to inform an ongoing dialogue about the implementation of public financial management (PFM) improvements in Nepal, including their prioritization and sequencing in the prevailing political context. It provides a “reality check” on the strengths and weaknesses of the existing PFM system and focuses on nontechnical aspects such as institutional and political factors. The study was conducted as a joint initiative between the government and its development partners.

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European launch: Public financial management and its emerging architecture

Event - Public event - 4 September 2013 12:30 - 14:00 (GMT+01 (BST))

The last two decades have seen a wave of global innovations and reforms that have fundamentally altered the way public finances are managed. This event will launch a new book from the International Monetary Fund – Public Financial Management and Its Emerging Architecture – that examines these fundamental changes.

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