CEPR Conference Vienna 2012

The conference will take place in Vienna, on the 4th and 5th October 2012.

DESIGN AND IMPACT OF TAX REFORM
Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Austria
October 4-5, 2012
Conference Website 

Program Committee
Christian Keuschnigg (University of St. Gallen & CEPR)
Michael Devereux, Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation & CEPR
Thomas Piketty, Paris School of Economics & CEPR

Application and submission DEADLINE: July 1, 2012
 
The conference will take place in Vienna and is jointly organised by Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna; CEPR, London; Oxford Centre for Business Taxation; and University of St. Gallen.

Keynote speakers:
Richard Blundell, University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies, "The Mirrlees Review: Design of the Tax Transfer Schedule"
Thomas Piketty, Paris School of Economics, "How Much Should We Tax Capital?"

PUBLIC PANEL DISCUSSION: TAX REFORM IN THEORY AND PRACTICE
Introduction: Hannes ANDROSCH, Austrian Council
Prof. Richard BLUNDELL, University College London and Institute for Fiscal Studies
Prof. Michael DEVEREUX, Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation
Prof. Christian KEUSCHNIGG, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, and University of St. Gallen
Dr. Susanne BAUMANN-SÖLLNER, Austrian Ministry of Finance

The conference aims at bringing together researchers in public economics with a focus on the economics of taxation. We aim at a mix of theoretical and empirical studies relating to taxation in an open economy. The themes listed below are indicative:
· Designing the tax transfer schedule and labour supply
· Labour taxation and business decisions (investment, outsourcing, FDI)
· Taxation of savings, bequests and wealth
· Taxation, portfolio choice and financial structure of firms
· Taxing the financial sector and financial transactions
· Taxing intellectual property, R&D tax credits and innovation
· Entrepreneurship and start-up activity

Funding for travel and accommodation for presenters and discussants will be available subject to Standard Travel Guidelines, please see: http://www.cepr.org/meets/WKCN/misc/CEPR_Travel_Reimbursement_Policy_2010.pdf

Applications and submissions should be sent to IHS: office.tax2012@ihs.ac.at by July 1, 2012. Authors, whose submissions are selected for the program, will be notified by July 27, 2012.