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NBER: National Tax Association
Subject: National Tax Association
From: Slemrod, Joel (jslemrod@bus.umich.edu)
Date: Tue Mar 14 2006 - 15:32:08 EST
Dear NBER Public Economics Group Member:
This past November I was elected to be president of the National Tax
Association, to serve a one-year term.
As many of you already know, the National Tax Association is a
nonpartisan, nonpolitical educational association that fosters study and
discussion of issues in tax theory, practice and policy, and other
aspects of public finance. NTA is a 501(c)(3) organization, and does
not promote any particular tax program or policy. Members include
economists, attorneys, and accountants both in academia, government
service, and the private sector. It is a venerable institution, next
year celebrating its 100th anniversary, that has long played a central
role in bringing state-of-the-art thinking to ongoing government tax and
spending issues. It sponsors the National Tax Journal and two annual
conferences.
I write to urge those of you who are not members to join the
Association. Annual membership is only $95 a year for academics, and
not only supports NTA activities but also comes with four issues a year
of the National Tax Journal, co-edited by Rosanne Altshuler and Therese
McGuire. You can access an online membership application form by going
to http://www.ntanet.org/. I also ask you to encourage your graduate
students to do the same, at the discounted student membership rate of
$35. In the last few years, the annual fall conference has included a
session devoted to student presentations, and last year a poster session
and "breakfast with the professors" was added. The November meeting is
an especially valuable event for students on the market, as it is an
ideal way for them to meet those faculty at hiring institutions who are
most likely to advocate for them.
Finally, this year's annual NTA conference will be held in Boston on
November 16-18. Bill Gentry and George Plesko are co-chairs of the
program committee. In the next month or two, Bill, George, or another
member of the program committee, may be contacting you to participate as
a presenter or discussant. I hope you will be inclined to say yes, and
be part of what promises to be a very exciting and informative event.
Sincerely yours,
Joel Slemrod
President, National Tax Association
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