Nearly everyone agrees that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was the most consequential tax bill in decades, but there is little agreement on its merits. Proponents claim it will substantially boost business investment and economic growth. Opponents claim it will raise the level of federal debt and is poorly designed to stimulate new private-sector investment. Almost five months into the new year, how do the predictions made last fall about the TCJA’s effects look? And how can Congress improve the tax code to promote economic growth? Join the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and the Kellogg School of Management for an in-depth discussion about the early evidence on economic growth and the prospects for growth from the new law.

Breakfast and registration will begin at 9:00 a.m. The program will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m.

For inquiries regarding this event, please contact [email protected].

Keynote:

• Jason Furman, Professor of Practice, Harvard Kennedy School; Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics @jasonfurman

Paper Presentation:

• Benjamin Harris, Visiting Associate Professor, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management @econ_harris

Panel:

• Janice Eberly, James R. and Helen D. Russell Professor of Finance, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management @InsideKellogg
• Benjamin Harris, Visiting Associate Professor, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management @econ_harris
• Aparna Mathur, Resident Scholar in Economic Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute 
• Ben Page, Senior Fellow, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center @TaxPolicyCenter
• Mitchell Petersen, Glen Vasel Professor of Finance, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management @InsideKellogg
• Catherine Rampell, Columnist, Washington Post (moderator) @crampell

Event Materials:

• Agenda    
• Speaker Biographies    
• Jason Furman's Presentation   
• Benjamin Harris's Presentation   
• Mitchell Peterson's Presentation   
• Janice Eberly's Presentation    

Organized in collaboration with the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.