NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.

Tax Policy and the Economy

James Poterba, Organizer

October 8, 2002

National Press Club

529 14^th Street, NW

Washington, DC

PROGRAM

8:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:50 AM DAVID FIGLIO, University of Florida and NBER

Fiscal Implications of School Accountability Initiatives

EDWARD GLAESER, Harvard University and NBER

JESSE SHAPIRO, Harvard University

The Benefits of the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction

10:00 AM Break

10:15 AM MATTHEW SHAPIRO and JOEL SLEMROD, University of Michigan and NBER

Did the 2001 Tax Rebate Stimulate Spending? Evidence from Taxpayer Surveys

JEGADEESH GOKHALE, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

LAURENCE KOTLIKOFF, Boston University and NBER

Does it Pay to Work?

11:25 AM Break

11:40 AM JULIE COLLINS and DOUGLAS SHACKELFORD,

University of North Carolina and NBER

Do U.S. Multinationals Face Different Tax Burdens than Other Companies

MIHIR DESAI, Harvard University and NBER

The Corporate Profit Base, Tax Sheltering Activity, and the Changing Nature of Employee Compensation

12:50 PM Break

1:00 PM Luncheon

Luncheon Speaker:

RANDALL KROSZNER, Council of Economic Advisers and University of Chicago

2:15 PM Adjourn

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