Tax Policy and the Economy

Jeffrey R. Brown, Organizer

October 3, 2013

National Press Club, Washington DC

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, October 3
1
Kevin Markle, Michigan State University
Douglas Shackelford, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and NBER

The Impact of Headquarter and Subsidiary Locations on Multinationals' Effective Tax Rates
2
Annette Alstadsæter, Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Wojciech Kopczuk, Columbia University and NBER
Kjetil Telle, Statistics Norway

Are Closely-Held Firms Tax Shelters?
3
Christopher Knittel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

The Political Economy of Gasoline Taxes: Lessons from the Oil Embargo