The Economic Stakes in the 2016 Election: A Nonpartisan Discussion
(Presented by the Office of Tax Policy Research and Ross Thought in Action)
Wednesday, October 5
5 – 6:30 p.m.
The University of Michigan,
Ross School of Business, Blau Building, B1580
Reception 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 the environment. In the fiercely partisan debate that ensues, it is often difficult to evaluate the claims made, or even assess the accuracy and relevance of the evidence cited in favor of their own proposals. In this forum, University of Michigan economics professors offer their professional views on the most pressing economic issues of the day and the likely consequences of the solutions offered by the presidential candidates.
Moderator: JOEL SLEMROD, Paul W. McCracken Collegiate Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy, Professor of Economics, Director, Office of Tax Policy Research
Panelists members include:
THOMAS BUCHMUELLER, Waldo O. Hildebrand Professor of Risk Management and Insurance; Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy; Chair, Business Economics, and Public Policy
ALAN DEARDORFF, John W. Sweetland Professor of International Economics and Professor of Economics and Public Policy Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and Department of Economics
JAMES R HINES JR., L. Hart Wright Collegiate Professor of Law; Richard A. Musgrave Collegiate Professor of Economics; Research Director, Office of Tax Policy Research
DEAN YANG, Professor, Department of Economics; Professor, Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; Research Professor, Population Studies Center