Tax Policy and the Economy
Organized by Robert A. Moffitt
Supported by the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
September 24, 2020
on Zoom.us
Thursday, September 24
9:30 am
Introductory Remarks by Robert Moffitt
9:40 am

The Structure of Business Taxation in China

Zhao Chen, Fudan University
Yuxuan He, Duke University
Zhikuo Liu, Fudan University
Juan Carlos Suarez Serrato, Stanford University and NBER
Daniel Xu, Duke University and NBER
10:15 am

Employment Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit: Taking the Long View

Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Georgetown University and NBER
Michael R. Strain, American Enterprise Institute
10:50 am
Break
10:55 am

Designing, not Checking, for Policy Robustness: An Example with Optimal Taxation

Benjamin Lockwood, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Afras Sial, University of California, Berkeley
Matthew C. Weinzierl, Harvard University and NBER
11:30 am

Estimating the Costs of Filing Tax Returns and the Potential Savings from Policies Aimed at Reducing These Costs

Youssef Benzarti, University of California, Santa Barbara and NBER
12:05 pm
Break
12:15 pm
Guest Speaker - Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund
1:15 pm
Break
1:25 pm

How Would Medicare for All Affect Health System Capacity? Evidence from Medicare for Some

Jeffrey Clemens, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Joshua D. Gottlieb, University of Chicago and NBER
Jeff Hicks, University of Toronto
2:00 pm

The Effects of the Affordable Care Act on the Near Elderly: Evidence on Health Insurance Coverage and Labor Market Outcomes

Mark Duggan, Stanford University and NBER
Gopi Shah Goda, The Brookings Institution
Gina Li, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
2:35 pm
Closing Comments
2:40 pm
Adjourn