Tax Policy and the Economy

Robert A. Moffitt, Organizer

September 24, 2020

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Thursday, September 24
9:30 am	Introductory Remarks by Robert Moffitt
9:40 am	Zhao Chen, Fudan University Yuxuan He, Duke University Zhikuo Liu, Fudan University Juan Carlos Suarez Serrato, Stanford University and NBER Daniel Xu, Duke University and NBER The Structure of Business Taxation in China
10:15 am	Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Northwestern University and NBER Michael R. Strain, American Enterprise Institute Employment Effects of the Earned Income Tax Credit: Taking the Long View
10:50 am	Break
10:55 am	Benjamin Lockwood, University of Pennsylvania and NBER Afras Sial, University of California, Berkeley Matthew C. Weinzierl, Harvard University and NBER Designing, not Checking, for Policy Robustness: An Example with Optimal Taxation
11:30 am	Youssef Benzarti, University of California, Santa Barbara and NBER Estimating the Costs of Filing Tax Returns and the Potential Savings from Policies Aimed at Reducing These Costs
12:05 pm	Break
12:15 pm	Guest Speaker - Gita Gopinath, Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund
1:15 pm	Break
1:25 pm	Jeffrey Clemens, University of California, San Diego and NBER Joshua D. Gottlieb, University of Chicago and NBER Jeff Hicks, University of Toronto How Would Medicare for All Affect Health System Capacity? Evidence from Medicare for Some
2:00 pm	Mark Duggan, Stanford University and NBER Gopi Shah Goda, Stanford University and NBER Gina Li, Federal Reserve Board The Effects of the Affordable Care Act on the Near Elderly: Evidence on Health Insurance Coverage and Labor Market Outcomes
2:35 pm	Closing Comments
2:40 pm	Adjourn