Miranda Stewart

Miranda Stewart researches and teaches across a wide range of topics in taxation law and policy, and her work in the field evidences her passion for the resilience, legitimacy and fairness of tax systems to support good government. Miranda’s current research explores how tax systems can respond to population ageing and increasing wealth inequality, and examines international tax issues including the role of tax law in shaping the relationship between states and multinational enterprises, and work of the United Nations and other international institutions in tax reform.

In addition to her role at New York University's School of Law as a Visiting Professor of Tax Law, Miranda is a Professor of Law at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She is also an Honorary Professor at the Crawford School of Public Policy, the Australian National University and an International Research Fellow at the Centre for Business Taxation, Said Business School, Oxford University.

Miranda has advised governments, international bodies and NGOs on tax and budgeting and previous worked as an attorney and in government before commencing her academic career.

In 2025, Miranda was awarded a Doctor of Laws (LLD) from the University of Melbourne in recognition of her work on tax law and public finance, including her book Tax and Government in the 21st Century (Cambridge University Press).

She has authored more than 100 publications and authored or edited numerous books including Tax, Social Policy and Gender (ANU Press); Sham Transactions (with Edwin Simpson, Oxford University Press), Tax, Law and Development (with Yariv Brauner, Edward Elgar), Death and Taxes (with Michael Flynn, Thomson Reuters), Income Taxation Commentary and Materials (with Graeme Cooper, Michael Dirkis and Richard Vann, Thomson Reuters) and Housing and Tax Policy (Australian Tax Research Foundation, 2010).

Miranda has been the Vice-Chair of the International Fiscal Association Permanent Scientific Committee and is President of the 78th IFA Annual Congress to be held in Melbourne from 18-22 October 2026.