Economic Analysis of Business Taxation

Joshua Rauh and Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato, Organizers

October 20, 2023

Conference Code of Conduct

Friday, October 20
8:00 am
Continental Breakfast - Parkview Room
8:20 am
Welcome
8:30 am

Tax Policy and Investment in a Global Economy
Discussant: Jason Furman, Harvard University
9:20 am

Tax Planning and Multinational Behavior
Discussant: Dhammika Dharmapala, University of California, Berkeley
10:10 am
Break
10:30 am

Follow the Money! Why Dividends Overreact to Flat-Tax Reforms
Discussant: Adrien Matray, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
11:20 am

Who Benefits from Partnership Flexibility?
Discussant: Rebecca Lester, Stanford University
12:10 pm
Lunch - Parkview Room
1:20 pm
Session on International Taxation

The Effect of the Double Irish Arrangement’s Closure on the Location of U.S. Multinational Companies’ Profits

The Geography of Capital Allocation in the Euro Area

A Macroeconomic Perspective on Taxing Multinational Enterprises (slides)
2:20 pm
Break
2:40 pm
Session on Taxation in Developing Countries

Effective Tax Rates, Firm Size and the Global Minimum Tax

VAT Refunds and Firms’ Performance: Evidence from a Withholding Reform in Honduras

Who Benefits from Payroll Tax Cuts? Market Power, Tax Incidence, and Efficiency
3:40 pm
Break
4:00 pm
Session on Tax Incentives for Investment (the last paper of this session will not be livestreamed)

Unintended Environmental Consequences of Investment Stimulus Policy

Investor Tax Breaks and Financing for Start-ups: Evidence from China

Manufacturing Investment and Employee Earnings: Evidence from Accelerated Depreciation
5:00 pm
Adjourn