THE BUILDING STORM: TAX, FISCAL & SOCIAL POLICY
Program Chairs: Elaine Maag, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, Anne Moore, United States Department of the Treasury
Thursday, May 11, 2023
8:00 – 8:15 AM |
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Elaine Maag, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, Anne Moore, United States Department of the Treasury |
8:15 – 9:45 AM |
SOCIAL POLICY FOR VERY LOW-INCOME PEOPLE: COVID-19 AND BEYOND Moderator: Elaine Maag, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center New Child Tax Credit that will Reduce Poverty and have Bipartisan Appeal The Child Tax Credit and Income Inequality Earnings Business Cycles: The COVID Recession, Recovery, and Policy Response |
9:45 – 10:00 AM |
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10:00 – 11:30 AM |
GLOBAL CORPORATE TAX REFORM: THE OECD TAX PROGRAM AND THE NEW U.S. CORPORATE MINIMUM TAX (Panel Discussion) Moderator: Kimberly Clausing, University of California, Los Angeles
Panel Description |
11:30 – 11:40 AM |
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11:40- 1:10PM |
KEYNOTE LUNCHEON AND PRESENTATION OF THE DAVIE-DAVIS AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE Keynote Presentation: Three Tax Policy Ideas to Strengthen Retirement Security Presentation of the Davie-Davis Award for Public Service to Gerald Auten, U.S. Department of the Treasury |
1:10 – 1:20 PM |
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1:20 – 2:35 PM |
SEPARATION OF POWERS: WHAT DO RECENT COURT CASES MEAN FOR THE IRS’ EXERCISE OF REGULATORY AUTHORITY? (Panel Discussion) Co-Sponsored by the American Tax Policy Institute Moderator: Eric Solomon, Steptoe & Johnson LLP Panel Description |
2:35 – 3:50 PM |
FEDERAL DEFICITS, FEDERAL DEBT & THE DEBT LIMIT (Panel Discussion) Moderator: Zach Moller, Third Way Panel Description |
3:50 – 4:00 PM |
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4:00 – 4:45 PM |
PRESENTATION OF THE DANIEL M. HOLLAND MEDAL TO JANE GRAVELLE Moderator: James Mackie, EY Speakers: Session Description |
4:45 – 5:00 PM |
CLOSING REMARKS Daphne Kenyon, National Tax Association |
5:00 – 6:45 PM |
RECEPTION |
Friday, May 12, 2023
8:00 – 8:05 AM |
WELCOME Daphne Kenyon, National Tax Association |
8:05 – 9:20 AM |
LESSONS FROM THE PANDEMIC: ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES IN DELIVERING ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE TAX SYSTEM (Panel Discussion) Co-sponsored by the American Tax Policy Institute Moderator: Gabriel Zucker, Code for America
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9:20-10:45 AM |
CAN ENERGY TAXATION BE USED TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE? Moderator: Connor Dowd, Joint Committee on Taxation Is Broader Always Better? Preexisting Taxes and the Scope of Emissions Pricing Fiscal, Distributional, and Environmental Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act Asymmetric Climate Policies and International Trade |
10:45 – 10:55AM |
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10:55- 12:15PM |
CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF THE NATIONAL TAX JOURNAL Moderator: Andrew Samwick, Dartmouth College, NTJ Speakers: Session Description |
12:15 – 12:25 PM |
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STATE-LOCAL TAX PROGRAM, PROGRAM CHAIR: Justin Ross, Indiana University |
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12:25 – 1:50 PM |
KEYNOTE LUNCHEON AND PRESENTATION OF AWARDS Keynote: Social Inequality and Property Tax Assessment AWARDS PRESENTATION National Tax Journal Referee of the Year Presenter: Award Recipients: |
1:50 – 2:00 PM |
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2:00 – 3:20 PM |
SOCIAL ISSUES IN STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC FINANCE Moderator: Gary Cornia, Brigham Young University
How Do Local Government Finances Respond to Opioid Epidemics? Evidence from Hydrocodone Rescheduling State Low Income Housing Credits: Impacts on Housing Affordability Does Revenue-Motivated Policies Alter Who Receives Traffic Citations? Evidence from Driver Race and Income in Indiana |
3:20 – 4:45 PM |
ISSUES IN ECONOMIC NEXUS (Panel Discussion) Moderator: Joseph J. Cordes, George Washington University Panelists: Yuhua Qiao, Missouri State University Panel Description |
4:45 – 5:00 PM |
CONCLUDING REMARKS Daphne Kenyon, National Tax Association |