Tax Policy and the Economy
Organized by Jeffrey R. Brown
Supported by the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
October 3, 2013
National Press Club, Washington DC

Thursday, October 3

1

The Impact of Headquarter and Subsidiary Locations on Multinationals' Effective Tax Rates

Kevin Markle, Michigan State University
Douglas Shackelford, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and NBER

2

Are Closely-Held Firms Tax Shelters?

Annette Alstadsæter, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Wojciech Kopczuk, Columbia University and NBER
Kjetil Telle, Statistics Norway

3

The Political Economy of Gasoline Taxes: Lessons from the Oil Embargo

Christopher Knittel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER