Tax Policy and the Economy

Robert A. Moffitt, Organizer

September 23, 2021

on Zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, September 23
10:00 am
Welcome / Opening Remarks (Robert Moffitt)
10:05 am
Nora E. Gordon, Georgetown University and NBER
Sarah J. Reber, The Brookings Institution

Federal Support for Elementary and Secondary Education in the COVID-19 Recession and Beyond
10:50 am
Jacob Goldin, University of Chicago and NBER
Elaine Maag, The Urban Institute
Katherine Michelmore, University of Michigan and NBER

Designing a Child Allowance for the United States
11:35 am
Break
11:45 am
Natasha Sarin, Yale University
Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University and NBER
Owen M. Zidar, Princeton University and NBER
Eric Zwick, University of Chicago and NBER

Rethinking How We Score Capital Gains Tax Reform (slides)
12:30 pm
Break
12:45 pm
Keynote Address - Cecilia Rouse, Chair of the Economic Advisers
(PLEASE NOTE THIS SESSION HAS BEEN CANCELLED)
1:45 pm
Break
1:55 pm
Alan J. Auerbach, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
William Gale, Brookings Institution

Tax Policy Design with Low Interest Rates
2:40 pm
Ethan Rouen, Harvard University
Suresh Nallareddy, Duke University
Juan Carlos Suárez Serrato, Stanford University and NBER

Do Corporate Tax Cuts Increase Income Inequality?
3:25 pm
Closing Remarks (Robert Moffitt)
3:30 pm
Adjourn