(Presented by the Office of Tax Policy Research and Ross Thought in Action) Wednesday, October 55 – 6:30 p.m.The University of Michigan, Ross School of Business, Blau Building, B1580Reception Following Economic issues occupy center stage in the 2016 presidential debate. The candidates have offered several proposals to address economic issues ranging from immigration to trade, taxation to health care, and regulation of…
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…
Professor Joel Slemrod has embarked on a European journey. Please see the log below for details. 09/04/2014 — Presented the Keynote address at a seminar held in Helsinki, Finland and entitled "Casting Light on the Shadow Economy: A Field Experiment Approach." 09/06/2014 — Presented at a conference entitled "Inequality — Measurement, Trends, Impacts and Policies" sponsored…
Everyone seems to agree that it's a good idea to place tax reform at the heart of a package of policies to stave off the fiscal cliff and address the long-term fiscal imbalance. But what can it accomplish other than raising revenue without raising tax rates? One set of lessons comes from the consequences of…
While policy makers struggle with identifying and enacting the appropriate short-term policy response to the recent financial crisis and economic downturn, both academics and policy makers are examining the causes of the crisis and what lessons this might bring to bear on longer-term policy. With near unanimity attention to both the causes and appropriate long-term…
