2009 UNC Tax Symposium
Sponsored by KPMG Foundation,
the James C. and Ethel M. Crone Fund in Tax Excellence,
and the UNC Tax Center
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23
11:30 a.m. – 12:50 p.m. Measuring the Impact of Tax Systems on Economic Behavior using New Cross-Country Data Video
Authors: Leslie Robinson, Dartmouth College
Joel Slemrod, University of Michigan
Discussant: Lillian Mills, University of Texas
12:50 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. Lunch—The Meadowmont Room, Rizzo Center
1:50 p.m. – 3:10 p.m. Research in Accounting for Income Taxes Video
Authors: John Graham, Duke University
Jana Smith Raedy, University of North Carolina
Doug Shackelford, University of North Carolina
Discussant: Angela Evans, Ernst & Young
3:10 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Break
3:30 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. The Unintended Consequences of the Homeland Investment Act: Implications for Financial Constraints, Governance, and International Tax Policy Video
Authors: Dhammika Dharmapala, University of Connecticut
- Fritz Foley, Harvard University
Kristin J. Forbes, MIT
Discussant: David Weisbach, University of Chicago Video
4:50 p.m. – 5:10 p.m. Break
5:10 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Corporate Tax Research: Real Effects, Earnings Management, and Governance Video
Authors: Michelle Hanlon, University of Michigan
Shane Heitzman, University of Rochester
Discussant: Bill Gentry, Williams College
6:30 p.m.—7:30 p.m. Reception—DuBose House
7:30 p.m. Dinner—DuBose House
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24
6:30 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. Breakfast—DuBose House
8:20 a.m. – 9:40 a.m. Is U.S. Multinational Intra-Firm Dividend Policy Influenced by Capital Market Incentives? Video
Authors: Jennifer Blouin, University of Pennsylvania
Linda Krull, University of Oregon
Leslie Robinson, Dartmouth College
Discussant: Timothy McDonald, Procter & Gamble
9:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. Taxation and the Competitiveness of Sovereign Wealth Funds: Do Taxes Encourage Sovereign Wealth Funds to Invest in the United States? Video
Author: Michael S. Knoll, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant: Mihir Desai, Harvard University
11:20 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. Break
11:40 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Executive Compensation, Tax Reporting Aggressiveness, and Future Firm Performance Video
Authors: Sonja Olhoft Rego, University of Iowa
Ryan Wilson, University of Iowa
Discussant: Alan Jagolinzer, Stanford University
1:00 p.m. Lunch—The Meadowmont Room, Rizzo Center
2:15 p.m. Buses to RDU Airport