Tax Policy and the Economy
Organized by Robert A. Moffitt
Supported by the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation
September 23, 2021
on Zoom.us

Thursday, September 23

10:00 am

Welcome / Opening Remarks (Robert Moffitt)

10:05 am

Federal Support for Elementary and Secondary Education in the COVID-19 Recession and Beyond

Nora E. Gordon, Georgetown University and NBER
Sarah J. Reber, The Brookings Institution

10:50 am

Designing a Child Allowance for the United States

Jacob Goldin, University of Chicago and NBER
Elaine Maag, The Urban Institute
Katherine Michelmore, University of Michigan and NBER

11:35 am

Break

11:45 am

Rethinking How We Score Capital Gains Tax Reform (slides)

Natasha Sarin, Yale University
Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University and NBER
Owen M. Zidar, Princeton University and NBER
Eric Zwick, University of Chicago and NBER

12:30 pm

Break

12:45 pm

Keynote Address - Cecilia Rouse, Chair of the Economic Advisers
(PLEASE NOTE THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED)

1:45 pm

Break

1:55 pm

Tax Policy Design with Low Interest Rates

Alan J. Auerbach, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
William Gale, The Brookings Institution

2:40 pm

Do Corporate Tax Cuts Increase Income Inequality?

Ethan Rouen, Harvard University
Suresh Nallareddy, Duke University
Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato, Stanford University and NBER

3:25 pm

Closing Remarks (Robert Moffitt)

3:30 pm

Adjourn