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A TAX POLICY CONFERENCE:
STATE TAX INCENTIVES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
on
Friday, October 7, 2005
Watching the webcast? Question Board and Technical Information
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9:00-9:30 |
Registration |
| 9:30-9:45 |
Introduction & Welcome |
| 9:45-10:30 |
Presentation on Pending Lititgation
» Kevin Thompson, Legislative Counsel, Council on State Taxation |
| 10:45-12:15 |
The Merits and Implications of Cuno v. DaimlerChrysler
» Prof. Brannon Denning, Cumberland School of Law
» Prof. Peter Enrich, Northeastern University School of Law
Article: Saving the States from Themselves: Commerce Clause Constraints on State Tax Incentives for Business
» Prof. Kirk Stark, UCLA School of Law
» Prof. Edward Zelinsky, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Article: Restoring Politics to the Commerce Clause: The Case for Abandoning the Dormant Commerce Clause Prohibition on Discriminatory Taxation
Testimony: Economic Development and the Commerce Clause
» Moderator: Prof. Kristin Hickman, University of Minnesota Law School |
| 12:15-1:15 |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1:15-2:00 |
Presentation on Pending Federal Legislation
» Prof. Walter Hellerstein, Univ. of Georgia School of Law
Article: Commerce Clause Restraints on State Tax Incentives
Testimony: Economic Development and the Commerce Clause |
| 2:00-2:15 |
Break |
| 2:15-3:45 |
The Wisdom and Efficacy of State Tax Competition
» Prof. Peter Fisher, University of Iowa Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning
Article: Incentive Competition: Why is it so Difficult to Control? (original source)
Article: The Failures of Economic Development Incentives (original source)
» Mr. Joel Michael, Legislative Analyst, Minnesota House of Representatives Research Department
Article: Enterprise Zones: A Review of the Economic Theory and Empirical Evidence (original source)
» Prof. James Rogers, Texas A&M University Department of Political Science
Article: State Tax Competition and Congressional Commerce Power: The Original Prudence of Concurrent Taxing Authority
» Mr. Arthur Rolnick, Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Web Article: Congress Should End the Economic War Among the States
» Moderator: Prof. Myron Orfield, University of Minnesota Law School |
| 3:45 |
Adjourn
Reception to follow |
