The Impact of Bank Financing on Municipalities’ Bond Issuance and the Real Economy

Author:
Ramona Dagostino, University of Rochester
Discussant:
Nathan Seegert, University of Utah
Moderator:
Ed Maydew, University of North Carolina

Do Tax Hikes That Are Perceived as Unfair Spur Cheating in Interpersonal Exchange?

Authors:
David G. Kenchington, Arizona State University (presenting)
Thomas D. Shohfi, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jared D. Smith, North Carolina State University
Roger M. White, Arizona State University
Discussant:
Sreedhari Desai, University of North Carolina
Moderator:
Jacob Thornock, BYU

Do Targeted Business Tax Subsidies Achieve Expected Benefits?

Authors:
Lisa De Simone, Stanford University (presenting)
Rebecca Lester, Stanford University
Aneesh Raghunandan, London School of Economics

Political Connections and Government-Awarded Economic Incentives: State-level Eviden

Authors:
Daniel Aobdia, Northwestern University
Allison Koester, Georgetown University (presenting)
Reining Petacchi, Georgetown University
Discussant:
Michael Faulkender, University of Maryland
Moderator:
Jeff Hoopes, University of North Carolina

Keynote Address by Jeffrey Vogel, KPMG

On the (Somewhat Puzzling) Relation Between Human Organ Donations and Tax Avoidance by U.S. Public Corporations

Author:
David Guenther, University of Oregon
Discussant:
Qiang Wu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Moderator:
Scott Dyreng, Duke University

‘Will You Marry Me…in December?’ Tax-Induced Wedding Date Shifting and Mismatching in Long-Term Relationships

Authors:
Kerstin Roeder, Augsburg University
Robert Ullmann, Augsburg University (presenting)
Discussant:
Sara LaLumia, Williams College
Moderator:
Ed Maydew, University of North Carolina