Tax Follies & Wisdom: Odd to Horrific Episodes from Ancient to Present

Tax Follies & Wisdom: Odd to Horrific
Episodes from Ancient to Present

Joel Slemrod

Paul W. McCracken Professor of Business Economics and Public policy and
Professor of Business Economics and Public Policy in the
Stephen M. Ross School of Business

Professor of Economics in the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts

 

 

Professor Slemrod, an authority on tax policy design, is known for his pioneering research on how tax policies influence households and companies. He will use stories to illustrate basic principles of taxation, including how taxes are used to change behavior, both for sinister and laudable purposes, and share notable tax policy successes and failures. Slemrod has testified before Congress, advised the Congressional Budget Office and Internal Revenue Service, and assisted treasury departments on every continent. He has published 17 books, including Rebellion, Rascals and Revenue: Tax Follies and Wisdom through the Ages, and was named U-M's David Bradford Distinguished University Professor of Economics in 2021. Learn more about him here: https://lsa.umich.edu/econ/people/faculty/jslemrod.html.