Category: Annual Conference

114th Annual Conference Graduate Student Activities

The National Tax Association warmly welcomes graduate students to attend our virtual Annual Conference in November 2021.  We have several activities planned specifically for graduate students. Read on! Virtual Student Mentoring All students are invited to our virtual student mentoring event on Friday, November 19, 9:45 am – 11:00 am Eastern time. You will get… Read more »

Improving the US Safety Net Plenary

This panel will present views on current pressing issues in safety net policy from leading experts from a variety of backgrounds and perspectives. We aim to spark discussion of the role of tax policy in addressing these issues. Panelists: Marianne Bitler, University of California-Davis Janet Currie, Princeton University Kathryn Edin, Princeton University Bradley Hardy, American… Read more »

117th Annual Conference Hotel

Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center 400 Renaissance Drive Detroit, Michigan 48243 Hotel booking will open in early August The Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center is the host hotel for the 117th Annual Conference on Taxation. All events will take place at the hotel.  NTA has reserved a block of rooms at the Detroit… Read more »

114th Annual Conference on Taxation

November 17-20, 2021 Thank you for attending the 114th Annual NTA Conference. The conference covered a broad range of topics in tax policy and public finance.  Motivated by the important role of public assistance programs during the COVID-19 pandemic and by the discussions of policy reform occurring during the early days of the Biden administration,… Read more »

114th Annual Conference Saturday Short Course

The Saturday Short Course sponsored by the University of Michigan Office of Tax Policy Research entitled The Social Safety Net as an Investment into the Next Generation, will be led by Maya Rossin-Slater, Associate Professor, Stanford University. It will run from 11:00 to 12:30 pm, on Saturday, November 20. This short course will discuss recent… Read more »

113th Annual Conference Proceedings, 2020

For the 2020 virtual conference, NTA opted to ask presenters to upload their papers to our Online Program, if they chose to. For access to the online program, click here.

114th Annual Conference Keynote Speakers

Thursday, November 18 Keynote | Raj Chetty Raj Chetty is the William A. Ackman Professor of Economics at Harvard University and Director of Opportunity Insights. Chetty’s research combines empirical evidence and economic theory to help design more effective government policies. His work on tax policy, unemployment insurance, and education has been widely cited in media… Read more »

Navigating the 2021 NTA Virtual Spring Symposium

This symposium will be similar to many of the Zoom meetings you have participated in over the past  year and a half. In an effort to make sure you are comfortable with the Zoom platform, we listed some helpful information below to help you navigate the symposium like a pro. Zoom All sessions will take… Read more »

114th Annual Conference Organizers

  Conference Chair James Alm, President, National Tax Association Program Chairs Jacob Goldin, Stanford University  Tatiana Homonoff, New York University Alex Rees-Jones, University of Pennsylvania Program Committee Carlos Avenancio-Leon, University of California-San Diego Jason Baron, Duke University Youssef Benzarti, University of California-Santa Barbara Barbara Biasi, Yale University Anne Brockmeyer, Institute for Fiscal Studies and University… Read more »

114th Annual Conference Call for Papers

November 18-20, 2021 Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center Detroit, Michigan We are planning to hold the 114th Annual Conference in person should health guidelines permit.  The NTA staff will continually monitor the health and government mandates and will abide by their recommendations regarding in-person events. The 114th Annual Conference on Taxation will cover a… Read more »