Trans-Atlantic Public Economics Seminar: Tax and Transfer Systems
Hilary W. Hoynes and Tuomas Kosonen, Organizers
June 12-14, 2024
Format: 45 minutes for the presentation, 15 minutes for the discussant, and 15 minutes for general discussion.
| Wednesday, June 12 | ||||
| 6:01 am | Co-sponsored by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), VATT Institute for Economic Research (VATT) and Finnish Centre of Excellence in Tax Systems Research with an additional support from the Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation and Palkansaajasäätiö | |||
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| 12:25 pm | Welcome: Hilary Hoynes & Tuomas Kosonen | |||
| 12:26 am | Session 1, Chair: Tuomas Kosonen, VATT Institute for Economic Research | |||
| 12:30 pm |
Emmanuel Saez, University of California, Berkeley and NBER Gabriel Zucman, University of California, Berkeley and NBER Distributional Tax Analysis in Theory and Practice: Harberger Meets Diamond-Mirrlees
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| 1:45 pm | Break | |||
| 1:47 pm | Session 2, Chair: Tuomas Matikka, VATT Institute for Economic Research | |||
| 2:00 pm |
Laurent Bach, ESSEC Business School Arthur Guillouzouic, Paris School of Economics & IPP Clement Malgouyres, CREST-IPP Taxing Wealth in the Presence of Liquidity Constraints: Evidence from France
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| 3:15 pm |
Katrine Jakobsen, University of Copenhagen Henrik Kleven, Princeton University and NBER Jonas Kolsrud, Uppsala University Camille Landais, London School of Economics Mathilde Muñoz, University of California, Berkeley and NBER Taxing Top Wealth: Migration Responses and their Aggregate Economic Implications
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| 4:30 pm | Break | |||
| 5:00 pm |
Introduction: Tuomas Kosonen Keynote: Joel Slemrod, University of Michigan and NBER None of Your Business: Some Thoughts on Tax Privacy |
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| 6:00 pm | Adjourn | |||
| 7:00 pm | Dinner at Restaurant Haven, Eteläranta 16, Helsinki | |||
| Thursday, June 13 | ||||
| 8:30 am | Coffee | |||
| 8:56 am | Session 3, Chair: Jukka Pirttilä, University of Helsinki and FIT | |||
| 9:00 am |
Patrick J. Kennedy, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER Christine L. Dobridge, Federal Reserve Board Paul Landefeld, Joint Committee on Taxation Jacob Mortenson, Joint Committee on Taxation The Efficiency-Equity Tradeoff of the Corporate Income Tax: Evidence from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
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| 10:15 am |
Antoine B. Levy, University of California, Berkeley Thomas Bezy, Paris School of Economics Timothy McQuade, University of California, Berkeley and NBER Insuring Landlords
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| 11:30 am | Break | |||
| 12:00 pm |
Introduction: Hilary Hoynes Keynote: Henrik Kleven, Princeton University and NBER Equality of Opportunity vs Equality of Outcomes: A Theory of Optimal Predistribution |
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| 1:00 pm | Lunch | |||
| 1:56 pm | Session 4, Chair: Hilary Hoynes, University of California, Berkeley and NBER | |||
| 2:00 pm |
Tuomas Kosonen, VATT Institute for Economic Research Sami Jysmä, Tampere University Riikka Savolainen, Swansea University Studying a Sin Tax Scheme with Multiple Reforms
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| 3:15 pm | Adjourn | |||
| 4:00 pm | Walk to Kauppatori pier | |||
| 4:20 pm | Water bus to Suomenlinna island | |||
| 6:30 pm | Water bus to Lonna island | |||
| 7:00 pm | Dinner at Restaurant Lonna | |||
| Friday, June 14 | ||||
| 8:30 am | Coffee | |||
| 8:56 am | Session 5, Chair: Kaisa Kotakorpi, Tampere University and FIT | |||
| 9:00 am |
Marie Briere, Amundi Asset Management James Poterba, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER Ariane Szafarz, Université Libre de Bruxelles Precautionary Liquidity and Worker Decisions in French Employee Saving Plans
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| 10:15 am |
Matias Giaccobasso, VATT Institute for Economic Research and FIT Growing Up Over the Social Safety Net: The Effects of a Cash Transfer Program on the Transition to Adulthood
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| 11:30 am | Break (grab box lunch) | |||
| 11:44 am | Session 6, Chair: Jarkko Harju, Tampere University and FIT | |||
| 12:00 pm |
Elisabeth Artmann, Institute for Employment Research (IAB) Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln, Goethe University Frankfurt Giulia Giupponi, Bocconi University Forward-Looking Labor Supply Responses to Changes in Pension Wealth: Evidence from Germany
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| 1:15 pm |
Annette Alstadsæter, Norwegian University of Life Sciences Elisa Casi-Eberhard, NHH Norwegian School of Economics Jakob Miethe, LMU Munich Barbara Stage, WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management Lost in Information: National Implementation of Global Tax Agreements
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| 2:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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Emergency Contact Marjukka Hourunranta marjukka.hourunranta@tuni.fi |
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