Author: April Davis

113th Annual Conference Sponsors

We deeply appreciate our conference sponsors. As we add sponsors for the conference, we will include their logos below. Platinum Level Gold Level                Silver Level                                            Bronze Level    … Read more »

113th Annual Conference: Students on the Market

Below are a list of graduate students that are on the market and will be at the conference virtually in November. Potential employers should reach out directly to the students below to connect. See you online! Ali Abbas, Cornell University, aa2378@cornell.edu, Primary Area of Study: Economics, Website  Cassiano Breno Machado Alves, Northwestern University, cassianoalves@u.northwestern.edu, Primary… Read more »

Dario Tortarolo, 2020 Dissertation Award Winner

Dario Tortarolo has won the NTA’s Outstanding Dissertation Prize for 2020. He will accept the award at the Virtual NTA Annual Conference, on November 19, 2020 on Zoom.  Dario is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Nottingham. His research interests lie at… Read more »

2020 Dissertation Award Honorable Mention: Francis Wong

Francis Wong, University of California, Berkeley, will be awarded an honorable mention at the 2020 Virtual NTA Annual Conference. Francis Wong is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Aging and Health Research at the National Bureau of Economic Research. His primary fields of interest are public finance and consumer finance, with a particular focus on the relationship… Read more »

2020 Dissertation Award Honorable Mention: Amelia (Molly) Hawkins

Amelia (Molly) Hawkins, University of Michigan, will be awarded an honorable mention at the 2020 Virtual NTA Annual Conference. Amelia is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Brandeis University.  Her primary fields are public finance and labor economics. In her research she explores how social insurance and public assistance programs affect decision making of individuals and firms, with a… Read more »

David Wildasin, 2020 Holland Medal Recipient

The Daniel M. Holland Medal was created in 1993 in the memory of Dan Holland, a Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, who was an internationally recognized researcher, teacher, and practitioner in public finance. The Holland Medal, the most prestigious award given by the National Tax Association, recognizes… Read more »

113th Annual Conference Graduate Student Activities

November 18-21, 2020 | Virtual Conference |  Zoom |  Graduate Student Initiatives The National Tax Association warmly welcomes graduate students to attend our Annual Conference on the Zoom platform. The conference offers many opportunities to meet and talk with NTA members, the leaders in tax and government spending policy. As you will find out, our… Read more »

113th Annual Conference Schedule at a Glance

Wednesday, November 18   12:00 – 1:30 pm (EST) Welcome and Opening Plenary Session: Tax and Fiscal Policy: After the Election, What’s Next? 1:30 – 1:45 pm (EST) Break 1:45 – 3:15 pm (EST) Concurrent Sessions 3:15 – 3:30 pm (EST) Break 3:30 – 5:00 pm (EST) Concurrent Sessions 5:00 – 6:00 pm (EST) Welcome… Read more »

113th Annual Conference Keynote Speakers

  November 18 – 21 | Virtual Conference | Zoom Thursday, November 19 Keynote | Iván Werning Iván Werning is an Argentinian economist with research focus in public finance and macroeconomics. He is the Robert M. Solow Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he has been since earning his PhD from… Read more »

113th Annual Conference Saturday Short Course

The Saturday Short Course sponsored by the University of Michigan Office of Tax Policy Research entitled Taxation of the Superrich, will be led by Florian Scheuer, UBS Professor of Economics of Institutions, University of Zurich. It will run from 11:00 to 12:30 pm, on Saturday, November 21. This short course will summarize recent developments in… Read more »