Tax Policy and the Economy
Robert A. Moffitt, Organizer
September 26, 2019
Supported by the Harry and Lynde Bradley Foundation
National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC
| Thursday, September 26 | ||
| 8:00 am | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:30 am | Welcome / Opening Remarks | |
| 8:35 am |
Casey B. Mulligan, University of Chicago and NBER The Employer Penalty, Voluntary Compliance, and the Size Distribution of Firms: Evidence from a Survey of Small Businesses |
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| 9:15 am |
Jonathan Meer, Texas A&M University and NBER Benjamin Priday, Texas A&M University Tax Prices and Charitable Giving: Projected Changes in Donations Under the 2017 TCJA |
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| 9:55 am | Break | |
| 10:15 am |
Robert J. Barro, Harvard University and NBER Brian Wheaton, University of California, Los Angeles Taxes, Incorporation, and Productivity |
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| 10:55 am | Break | |
| 11:15 am |
John Beshears, Harvard University and NBER James J. Choi, Yale University and NBER Mark Iwry, The Brookings Institution David C. John, AARP Public Policy Institute David Laibson, Harvard University and NBER Brigitte C. Madrian, Brigham Young University and NBER Building Emergency Savings Through Employer-Sponsored Rainy-Day Savings Accounts |
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| 11:55 am |
Katherine Baicker, University of Chicago and NBER Mark Shepard, Harvard University and NBER Jonathan S. Skinner, Dartmouth College and NBER One Medicare for All? The Economics of a Uniform Health Insurance Program |
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| 12:35 pm | Lunch | |
| Lunch Speaker – Kevin Hassett, Former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers | ||
| 1:50 pm |
Adjourn |
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