Curriculum Vitae

Rohit Reddy Muddasani

Economist · International Taxation · Public Finance · Applied Microeconomics

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Education

09/2021 — 06/2026

Doctorate in International Business Taxation

Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU)
Major: Economics
Supervisors: Dominika Langenmayr, Alfons Weichenrieder & Zoltan-Novotny Farkas
Passed with honors · Dissertation grade: Excellent
08/2019 — 06/2021

MSc Economics and Business Administration

Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
GPA: 4.7/5 (A)
Major: Business Analysis and Performance Management
Minor: Economics
Thesis: Dual Citizenship and the Directive on Administrative Cooperation (DAC6) of the European Union: An empirical study on dual citizenship as a method of regulatory arbitrage
07/2009 — 12/2011

MA Economics

Indira Gandhi National Open University
First Class
08/2005 — 05/2009

BTech Information Technology & Management

SASTRA University, Thanjavur
GPA: 8.944/10 · First Class with Distinction
Overall third prize in university examinations for the 5th semester · Dean's List for meritorious performance (top 10%)

Research

Job Market Paper

Navigating the Amazon: The Incidence of Digital Service Taxes

Dominika Langenmayr & Rohit Reddy Muddasani

Studies the incidence of Digital Service Taxes using Amazon marketplace data, examining how taxes are transmitted through platform fees to sellers and ultimately consumers.

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Working Paper

So close and yet so far: The ability of mandatory disclosure rules to crack down on offshore tax evasion

Elisa Casi, Mohammed Mardan & Rohit Reddy Muddasani

Examines the effects of DAC6 on offshore tax evasion using bilateral cross-border deposit data and documents responses to differences in enforcement and reporting obligations.

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Work in Progress

Survive, Heal or Die?: Zombie Firms and Tax Planning

Rohit Reddy Muddasani

Investigates financially distressed firms within multinational groups and whether persistent loss-making affiliates may play a role in corporate tax planning.

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Media & Policy Impact

Media Mentions

  • The Economist — “Trump threatens 50% tariffs. How might Europe strike back?” · May 23, 2025
  • Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung — “Wie sinnvoll ist eine Digitalsteuer wirklich?” · July 19, 2025

Policy Impact

  • Cited in a briefing prepared for the European Parliament Committee on Budgets (BUDG): Could a digital services tax become an EU own resource? · June 2026

Scholarships & Grants

  • NOK 10,000 grant for master's thesis from the Norwegian Tax Authority (Skatteetaten).
  • €10,000 grant for the working paper with Elisa Casi-Eberhard and Mohammed Mardan from UNU-WIDER.
  • Dean's Scholarship of INR 5,000 from SASTRA University for being in the top 10% of the university in 2007–2008.

Non-Academic Experience

04/2016 — 06/2019

Deputy Manager

State Bank of India
Credit Analyst for SMEs
10/2013 — 04/2016

Assistant Manager

State Bank of India
Probationary Officer (All Banking Segments)
10/2009 — 09/2013

Systems Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services
Team Lead, Quality Assurance (Oracle R12 ERP)

References

Dominika Langenmayr

Professor · Chair of Economics, esp. Public Finance
KU Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
dominika.langenmayr@ku.de · +49 841 937-23801

Alfons J. Weichenrieder

Professor of Economics and Public Finance
Goethe University, Frankfurt
a.weichenrieder@em.uni-frankfurt.de · +49 (69) 798-34788

Zoltán Novotny-Farkas

Professor of International Accounting
WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
zoltan.novotny-farkas@wu.ac.at · +43-1-313 36-6571

Mohammed Mardan

Professor · Department of Business and Management Science & NoCeT
Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
Mohammed.Mardan@nhh.no · +47 55 95 95 92