SI 2019 Macro Public Finance
Dirk Krueger, Aleh Tsyvinski, Florian Scheuer, and Stefanie Stantcheva, Organizers
July 18, 2019
University Room
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
| Wednesday, July 17 | ||
| 6:00 pm | Clambake at the Royal Sonesta Hotel | |
| Thursday, July 18 | ||
| 8:30 am | Coffee and Pastries | |
| Session 1: Optimal Taxation | ||
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Corporate Tax Cuts and the Decline of the Labor Share |
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Optimal Taxation and Demand-Led Productivity |
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| 10:30 am | Break | |
| Session 2: Taxation and Unemployment | ||
| 11:00 am |
Optimal Income Taxation with Spillovers from Employer Learning |
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Optimal Unemployment Insurance across Space |
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| 12:30 pm | Lunch | |
| Session 3: Medicare and Disability Insurance | ||
| 1:30 pm |
Financing Medicare Expansion in the U.S. |
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Labor Market Screening and Social Insurance Program Design for the Disabled |
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| 3:00 pm | Break | |
| Session 4: Taxes, Firms, and Organizations | ||
| 3:30 pm |
Organization of Knowledge and Taxation |
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| 4:15 pm |
Tax Mechanisms and Gradient Flows |
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| 5:00 pm | Adjourn | |