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Monday, October 22, 2012
General Session
 

 Presiding: Romina Soria, Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue and Chair FTA Research Section      

 
Welcome to the State of Rhode Island
 Lincoln D. Chafee, Governor      

 
Welcome to the City of Providence
 Angel Taveras, Mayor      

 
Checking in on Financial Crises Recoveries
 Joshua Lehner, Oregon Office of Economic Analysis
 [presentation]    

 
Education, Demand, and Unemployment in Metropolitan America
 Jonathan Rothwell, Brookings Institute
 [presentation]    

 
Macro Economic Outlook
 Mark Zandi, Moodys Analytics
[no presentation]
     

 
Regional Economic Outlook
 James Diffley, IHS Global Insights
[audio begins at slide 4]
 [presentation]    

  
Luncheon (with speaker)
 
Crystal Ball Gazing for Taxpayers and Stockholders . . Same or Different
 Arun Raha, Eaton Corporation
     

 
Concurrent Sessions

Session: Sectorial Outlook
 

 Moderator: Romina Soria, Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue      

 
Automobile Outlook
 Kim Hill, Center for Automotive Research]
 [presentation]    

 
Housing/Construction Outlook
 Kenneth Simonson, Associated General Contractors of America
 [presentation]    

 
Session II: Innovative Data Analysis
 

 Moderator: Karen Schlain, New York City Dept. of Finance      

 
Who Pays Use Tax-Charateristics of Use Taxpayers
 David Gunter, Maine Revenue Bureau
 [presentation]    

 
The Distributional Effect of a Recession on Household Tax Burdens: The Case of the District of Columbia 2007 - 2009
 Betty Alleyne, Daniel Muhammad, Kelly Dinkins, Daren Conrad, DIstrict of Columbia
 [presentation]    

 
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Joint FTA/NTA Session: Issues and Perspectives in Tax Expenditures
moderator - Ranjana Madhusudhan

 

 
Tax Expenditure: Methodology and Measurement
 Karl Russo, Joint Committee on Taxation
 [presentation]    

 
 
Discussant:
 Eric Toder, Tax Policy Center
      

  Organized by Ranjana Madhusudhan, New Jersey Department of Treasury      

 
Concurrent Sessions

Session I: State Tax Expenditure Analysis
 

 Moderator: Rod Hoheisel, Minnesota Dept. of Revenue      

 
How States Fund Education Through the Tax Code
 Angela Gullickson, Iowa Dept. of Revenue
 [presentation]    

 
Tax Expenditure Budgets as a Tool for State Tax Reform
 Paul Wilson, Minnesota Dept. of Revenue
 [presentation]    

 
Tax Expenditures in Paradise
 Donald Rousslang [presented by Titin Sakata], Hawaii Department of Taxation
 [presentation]    [papers]

 
Session II: Modeling Tax Changes
 

 Moderator: Michael Kaufmann, Oklahoma Tax Commission      

 
 
Modeling Illinois Corporate Income Tax
 Natalie Davila, Illinois Dept. of Revenue
 [presentation]    

 
What if We Eliminate the Individual Income Tax?
 David Hoppenstedt, Louisiana Department of Revenue
 [presentation]    

 
Session: Intra-Fiscal Year Forecasting: Issues and Options
 

 Moderator: Ranjana Madhusudhan, New Jersey Dept. of Treasury      

 
Intra-Fiscal Year Forecasting Issues and Options: The Connecticut Experience
 Thomas Fiore, Connecticut Budget and Financial Management Division
 [presentation]    

 
Issues with Setting Intra-Fiscal Year Targets for the BIG3 Taxes: The New Jersey Experience
 Ranjana Madhusudhan and Roger Cohen, New Jersey Department of Treasury
 [presentation]    

 
Monthly Revenue Targets - - A Budgetary Tool or A Forecast Hangover?
 Randhir Jha, Indiana State Budget Agency
 [presentation]    

 
Tracking Revenues with Daily Targets in Massachusetts
 Allan Clayton-Mathews, Northeastern University
 [presentation]    

 
Question/Answers/Discussion
     

 
Banquet
     

 
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Wednesday Morning General Session
 

 Presiding: Romina Soria, Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue and Chair FTA Research Section      

 
Dodd-Frank and Financial Regulation
 Michael Masters, Better Markets, Inc.
 [presentation]    

 
Long-Term Fiscal Sustainability of State and Local Governments
 Bo Zhao, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
 [presentation]    

 
 
Update on Research Roundtable Activities