The National Tax Association 105th Annual Conference on Taxation kicks off today. Tax Prof speakers include:
New Insights into Tax Compliance and Evasion
Organizer: Leandra Lederman (Indiana)
Moderator: Stephen Mazza (Kansas)
Presentations:
- James Alm (Tulane), Jeremy Clark (University of Canterbury) & Kara Leibel (IRS), Socio-economic Diversity, Social Capital, and Tax Filing Compliance in the United States
- Leandra Lederman (Indiana) & Ted Sichelman (San Diego), Measured Tax Enforcement
- Joshua Blank (NYU), Collateral Compliance
- Martin Besfamile (Universidad Torcuato Di Tella), Inspectors or Google Earth? Optimal Fiscal Policies under Uncertain Detection of Evaders
Discussants:
- Joel Slemrod (Michigan)
- Peggy Hite (Indiana University, Kelley School of Business)
- John Hasseldine (University of New Hampshire)
Quantitative Studies of Charitable Giving: Behavior of Donors and Firms
Organizer/Moderator: Brian Galle (Boston College)
Presentations:
- Brian Galle (Boston College) & Austin Nichols (Urban Institute), Are Existing Price-Elasticity of Giving Results Misleading for Policy Makers?: Evidence from the Price-Elasticity of Nonprofit Fund Raising
- Abigail Payne (McMaster University) & James Andreoni (UC-San Diego), Crowding-Out Charitable Contributions in Canada: New Knowledge from the North
- Joseph Rosenberg (Urban Institute) & Joseph Cordes (George Washington), Evaluating Options for Reforming the Charitable Income Tax Deduction
- Yair Listokin (Yale) & Jacob Goldin (Princeton), Tax Expenditure Salience
Discussants:
- Bradley Heim (Indiana)
- C. Eugene Steuerle (Urban Institute)
