ATPI Annual Fall Conference
presented by
American Tax Policy Institute and the Murphy Institute, Tulane University
November 17, 2017
Tax Incentives for State, Local, and International Economic Development
Location:
Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom LLP
Conference Room 11-146
1440 New York Avenue, N.W.
(enter at 1440 New York Avenue N.W. entrance)
Washington, D.C. 20005
US states and localities spend $45 billion annually on tax incentives and other programs intended to spur economic development. Countries around the world similarly offer tax holidays, investment credits, and other preferential tax treatments in a bid to promote investment and create jobs. Do these policies work? At what cost? Are there better and worse ways to spur local economic growth and productivity gains? What might international practitioners learn from their state and local counterparts and vice versa? This one-day conference co-sponsored by the American Tax Policy Institute and the Murphy Institute at Tulane University will explore these questions from a variety of perspectives in international and state and local taxation as well as regional and economic growth. Researchers in law, economics, and accounting will join practitioners at all government levels to identify best practices and how to encourage policies that benefit all taxpayers.
PROGRAM
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8:30 a.m. |
Light breakfast provided |
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8:55 a.m. |
Welcome |
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9:00 a.m. – |
State and Local Tax Incentives in the United States: Overview and Assessment |
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Moderator: |
Steven Sheffrin, Tulane University |
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Panelists: |
Lessons From a Panel Database on Incentives and Taxes Are Film Tax Incentives Good Policy? Competing Communities, Nontax Incentives, and Million Dollar Facilities |
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10:30 a.m. – |
Coffee Break |
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10:45 a.m. – |
Panel Discussion: International Tax Incentives and Tax Competition |
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Moderator: |
Kimberly Clausing, Reed College |
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Panelists: |
Patrick Driessen, Consultant Alexander Klemm, International Monetary Fund |
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12:15 p.m. – |
Lunch provided |
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1:15 p.m. – |
A View from the States: Roundtable on Developing and Deploying Evidence-Based Tax Incentive Policy |
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Moderator: |
Jeff Chapman, The Pew Charitable Trust |
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Panelists: |
Lori Metcalf, District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer Ellen Miller, Virginia Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission Robert Rehrmann, Maryland Department of Legislative Services |
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2:45 p.m. – |
Coffee Break |
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3:00 p.m. – |
A View from the World: Roundtable on Developing and Deploying Evidence-Based Tax Incentive Policy |
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Moderator: |
Manal Corwin, KPMG LLP |
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Panelists: |
Lilian Faulhaber, Georgetown Law Itai Grinberg, Georgetown Law David Noren, McDermott Will & Emery LLP |
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4:30 p.m. |
Wrap Up |
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Click here to view the webcasted sessions