Author: April Davis

Meet Your Fellow NTA Members

Meet your fellow NTA Members! We periodically interview NTA Members and talk to them about their work, their lives and how their thoughts on tax and finance policy. Interested in being featured? Reach out to us, nta@ntanet.org. Hear Kimberly Clausing talk about the influence of corporate taxes on policy.  Missed prior Member Spotlights? Catch up… Read more »

David Schönholzer, 2018 Dissertation Award Winner

David Schönholzer has won the NTA’s Outstanding Dissertation Prize for 2018. David is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Cowles Foundation at Yale University. He is a political economist studying the efficient provision of public goods, the role of governance, and the development of state capacity. His work speaks to issues in local public finance in… Read more »

111th Annual Conference Participant Guidelines

General Information These guidelines are for presenters, chairs, and discussants. You can find all of the sessions in which you are participating by looking up your name here. Full information about the conference can be found at the conference webpage, where you can register, book a hotel room, or look at the detailed program (and… Read more »

111th Annual Conference Students on the Market

Stay tuned! More student names and links coming! Name School Email Area Link to webpage Amira Alghumgham Howard University alghumgham@hotmail.com Economics webpage Will Boning University of Michigan wcboning@umich.edu Economics webpage Chia Jung Chang University of Illinois at Chicago cchang91@uic.edu Economics webpage Ashley Craig Harvard University ashleycraig@fas.harvard.edu Economics webpage Ngoc Dao Indiana University School of Public… Read more »

Michael Keen, 2018 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, which is the most prestigious award given by the NTA, recognizes… Read more »

Therese McGuire, 2018 Steven D. Gold Award recipient

The Steven D. Gold Award was created in 1997 in memory of Steve Gold, who had an exemplary career as an analyst, researcher, and teacher, specializing in issues related to state and local public finance and intergovernmental relations. The award is given annually by the NTA, the NCSL, and the Association for Public Policy Analysis… Read more »

111th Annual Conference Mobile App

The NTA 111th Annual Conference App serves as your all-in-one event guide to the conference. Browse the program and papers directly from your phone or tablet, find people, get information about the conference, and create your own agenda on the fly.

111th Annual Conference Saturday Afternoon Short Course

The Saturday Afternoon Short Course sponsored by the University of Michigan Office of Tax Policy Research will be presented by Eric Zwick of the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and will focus on New Research on Business Taxation. The session will run from 1:00 to 2:30 pm, on Saturday, November 17.

111th Annual Conference Program at a Glance

Printed Program (pdf) Thursday, November 15 8:30-10:00 am Concurrent Sessions • Behavioral Responses to Taxation • Debt, Equity, and International Taxation • Field Experiments in Tax Administration • Health Insurance: New Evidence from Policy Changes • Household Saving and Portfolio Behavior • Policy Innovations in Developing Countries • Recent Developments in State and Local Public… Read more »

Graduate Students

NTA Encourages Your Professional Development The National Tax Association (NTA) is committed to developing the next generation of tax policy experts. We have a number of initiatives specifically for graduate students and young professionals. Please contact Taylor Lewis with questions or to get involved at tlewis@ntanet.org. Membership The NTA offers a discounted student membership of… Read more »