EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 4-5:30 p.m. Sept. 18, 2012

EVENT: “Presidential Election Forums: What’s at Stake in the Tax Policy Debate?”

Former presidential economic advisers from both sides of the political aisle will discuss tax policy issues in the current presidential campaign in a free, public event.

Featured speakers include:

Bruce Bartlett, writer for the New York Times Economix blog, deputy assistant secretary for economic policy during the Reagan and Bush administrations and author of “The Benefit and the Burden: Tax Reform–Why We Need It and What It Will Take.”

Leonard Burman, professor at Syracuse University, co-founder of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and deputy assistant secretary for tax analysis during the Clinton administration.

Kevin Hassett, senior fellow and director of economic studies at the American Enterprise Institute, columnist for the National Review and senior economic adviser to the 2008 McCain 2008 campaign.

Joel Slemrod, professor at the University of Michigan, senior staff economist for tax policy at the Council of Economic Advisers during the Reagan administration and author of “Taxing Ourselves: A Citizen’s Guide to Tax Reform.”

PLACE: Blau Auditorium, Ross School of Business, 701 Tappan St., Ann Arbor

SPONSOR: U-M Office of Tax Policy Research at the Ross School of Business

CONTACT: Mary Ceccanese, OTPR, (734) 763-0368, ceccanes@umich.edu