Public Economics Program Meeting

Ricardo Perez-Truglia and Gabriel Zucman, Organizers

October 27-28, 2022

Hyatt Regency, Charles View Ballroom, 575 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, October 27
11:00 am

Wealth and Property Taxation in the United States (slides)
11:40 am

The Value of Private Business in the United States
12:20 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm

Technology and Tax Capacity: Evidence from Local Governments in Ghana
1:40 pm

How the Design of Algorithms for Taxpayer Audits Affects the Distribution of Audited Taxpayers by Race
2:20 pm
Break
2:40 pm

Becoming Legible to the State: The Role of Detection and Enforcement Capacity in Tax Compliance
3:20 pm

Revealing 21% of GDP in Hidden Assets: Evidence from Argentina’s Tax Amnesties (slides)
4:00 pm
Break
4:20 pm

Optimal Assignment of Bureaucrats: Evidence from Randomly Assigned Tax Collectors in the DRC
5:00 pm
Adjourn
5:30 pm
Reception and Group Dinner, Mount Auburn Ballroom
Keynote address by Natasha Sarin, Department of the Treasury (this event will be in-person only)
Friday, October 28
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:20 am

The Impact of Incarceration on Employment and Earnings
10:00 am

The Political Economy of Subsidy Giving
10:20 am
Break
11:00 am

Monitoring, Organizational Culture, and the Efficiency of Public Procurement
11:40 am

Growing Up Over the Social Safety Net: The Effects of a Cash Transfer Program on the Transition to Adulthood
12:20 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm

How Much do Borrowers Value Student Debt Relief? Evidence from the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program
1:40 pm

The Power of Certainty: Experimental Evidence on the Effective Design of Free Tuition Programs
2:20 pm
Adjourn