Papers/Presentations
All presentations are in pdf format.
| Monday, October 7, 2013 |
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Monday Morning General Session
Presiding: Michael Kaufmann, Oklahoma Tax Commission and Chair FTA Research Section Welcome
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Lunch [with speaker]
Divergent Paths? State and Local Revenue Response to National Recessions
Rick Mattoon, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago [presentation] |
| Concurrent Sessions Concurrent Session I: Sectorial Outlook
moderator: Michael Kaufmann, Oklahoma Tax Commission Automobile Sector Outlook
Kim Hill, Center for Automotive Research [note: large file] [presentation] Concurrent Session II: Issues in Data Base Analysis
moderator: Ed Caplis, Montana Dept. of Revenue Electronic Filing - Can Early Returns Take the Surprise Out of April?
Amy Harris, Iowa, Dept. of Revenue [presentation] The Impact of the Most Recent Recession on the Level of Charity Contributions in the District of Columbia
Farhad Niami & Betty Alleyne, District of Columbia Office of Revenue Analysis [presentation] |
| Tuesday, October 8, 2013 |
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FTA/NTA Joint Session - Effectiveness of Tax Credits/Incentives*
Moderator: Ranjana Madhusudhan, New Jersey, Department of Treasury State Fiscal Policies and State Economic Growth
Therese McGuire, Northwestern University [presentation] Tax Credits: Lessons from Recent Research
Lucy Dadayan, The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government Evidence Counts: Evaluating State Economic Development Tax Incentives
Jeff Chapman, The Pew Charitable Trusts [presentation] Discussant:
David Sjoquist, Andrew School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University [presentation] * Session organized by Ranjana Madhusudhan, New Jersey Department of Treasury Questions & Answers |
| Concurrent Sessions Concurrent Session I: Joint FTA/NASBO - Revenue Volatility
Panel:
moderator: Brian Sigritz, NASBO Revenue Cyclicality and State Policy Options
Leslie McGranahan, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank [presentation] Revenue Volatility: The Rhode Island Experience
Paul Dion, Rhode Island Dept. of Revenue [presentation] North Carolina's Revenue Volatility
Nathan Knuffman, North Carolina Office of State Budget & Managment [contact FTA for presentation] Concurrent Session II: Effectiveness of Tax Credits/Incentives - State Analysis
Moderator: Ranjana Madhusudhan, New Jersey, Department of Treasury The Effect of Georgia's Job Tax Credit on Firm Employment and County Economic Development
Laura Wheeler, Georgia State University [presentation] [papers] A Performance Audit of Selected Business Tax Incentive Programs in Nebraska
Kathryn Gudmunson, Nebraska Legislature [presentation] Lessons Learned Analyzing Indiana's Income Tax Credits
Heath Holloway Indiana Legislative Services Agency [presentation] Discussants: David Merriman, University of Illinois at Chicago Roger Cohen, New Jersey Department of Treasury Natalie Davila, Consultant [presentation] Sponsor Solution Series
REMI
Dynamic Fiscal and Economic Modeling: Insights from Medicaid Expansion to Tax Incentives for Manufacturing Chris Brown, REMI Amy Harris, Iowa Department of Revenue Greg Harkenrider, Kentucky Office of Economic Analysis Darrin Webb, Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Chainbridge Software, LLC
A Comprehensive Approach to Modeling State Sales and Personal Income Tax Policy Changes Eric Cook and Kirk Copen, Chainbridge Software |
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Concurrent Session I: Tax Policy Issues
moderator: Fitzroy Lee, Dist. of Columbia Office of Revenue Analysis State Income Tax Reciprocity and the Minnesota Study
Rod Hoheisel, Minnesota Dept. of Revenue [large file] [presentation] Encouraging Charity Through the Tax Code: The Endow Iowa Tax Credit
Jennifer Tilkes, Iowa Dept. of Revenue [presentation] Reforming and Rationalizing Tax Expenditures: Developing and Testing a Framework
Jason Juffras, District of Columbia Office of Revenue Analysis [presentation] Concurrent Session II: Issues in Revenue Forecasting
moderator: Derek Santos, Idaho Division of Financial Management How to make $1 billion on Wall Street: Estimating, forecasting and tracking variable pay/bonuses for New York City's financial sector
Joshua Goldstein and Scott Domansky, New York City Office of Management & Budget [presentation] Composite Forecasting in the Kentucky Sales Tax
Greg Harkenrider, Kentucky Office of Economic Analysis [preliminary version of presentation] [presentation] |
| Wednesday, October 9, 2013 |
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Wednesday Morning General Session
Presiding: Michael Kaufmann, Oklahoma Tax Commission and Chair FTA Research Section Update on Research Roundtable Activities
Distributional Analysis of Proposed Tax Changes: Help or Hindrance for Tax Reform?
Paul Wilson, Minnesota Dept. of Revenue [presentation] [papers] |