The Office of Tax Policy Research recently hosted the 67th Annual Congress of the International Institute of Public Finance. Over 350 people from 30 countries attended this 4-day event that included 5 Keynote Speakers, 75 sessions, and over 250 papers.
On the second day of the Congress, participants went on an excursion to the Henry Ford Museum and a strolling dinner at the Detroit Institute of Arts.
The Office of Tax Policy Research is proud to announce that our own Mary Ceccanese received the 2010 Candace Johnson Staff Award for Excellence, a University-wide award given by the Office of the Provost to an exemplary staff member. We know Mary as OTPR’s Coordinator, which she has done with exceptional competence, energy, creativity, and…
No, the word is not spelled incorrectly. I am sure that many of you are wondering what “Fowling” is — it is a combination of football and bowling — really! In May 2017, several cars filled with OTPR faculty, staff, and Ph.D. students drove to Hamtramck, MI, where the fowling warehouse is located. Our first…
November 9-11, 2017 This year’s NTA meetings were particularly exciting for a number of reasons: Jacob Bastian received the co-Dissertation Award, Sara LaLumia received the Best NTJ Paper Award, and Jim Hines received the Holland Medal for Lifetime Achievement. Can we say that Michigan was in the house?!!! Jacob is being congratulated by NTA President Victoria Perry. Jim surrounded by…
OTPR’s fourth Michigan Tax Invitational (M-TAXI) was held on June 10-11, 2016. Once again, more than 55 current and former OTPR-affiliated alumni convened in Ann Arbor for this 1 1/2-day conference. Alumni from 1994 through 2014 included academics in accounting, law, and economics, as well as the business community — Ford Motor Credit Company. In addition, members of…
February 2017 The February 2017 issue of the OTPR Newsletter has just been published. There are many pictures and updates so be sure to check it out. The Newsletter also provides information about our upcoming 30th Anniversary, which begins on July 1, 2017, and runs through June 20, 2018. Do you have any brilliant ideas we should consider to…
In 2008, the CESifo Group and the International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF) established the Richard Musgrave Visiting Professorship to honor the memory of one of Public Finance’s greatest scholars. This annual prize honors an outstanding scholar in the area of Public Finance. With this award, the prize winner is also named a Distinguished CESifo…
