Papers/Presentations
All presentations are in pdf format.
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 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 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 Evaluating State Tax Incentives for Jobs and Economic Growth
Robert Zahradnik, Pew Trust [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 Illinois IIT Micro-simulation Model: Modeling the Illinois Individual Income Tax Increase
Hector Vielma, 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
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Banquet
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012 |
Wednesday Morning General Session
Presiding: Romina Soria, Wisconsin Dept. of Revenue and Chair FTA Research Section Long-Term Fiscal Sustainability of State and Local Governments
Bo Zhao, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston [presentation] Pyramiding, Productive Efficiency, and Revenue under a Gross Receipts Tax
Andre Barbe, Rice University [presentation] [papers] Update on Research Roundtable Activities
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