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Podcasts September 10, 2024
Special Briefing: State Tax Breaks

On this episode of Special Briefing, experts discuss the latest Volcker Alliance issue paper, Benefit or Burden: Evaluating $1 Trillion in State Tax Expenditures.

Susan Wachter William Glasgall Matt Fabian Jonathan Ball Arlene Martinez Tim Bartik
State & Local Finance
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Podcasts September 10, 2024 Special Briefing: Doom Loop or Boom Loop—Work from Home and the Challenges Facing US Cities Ever since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US in 2020 led to a surge in people working from home, New York and other big cities have been forced to reckon with the possibility of a Doom Loop scenario of vacant offices and flagging economies. But given the right set of policies, cities can reverse their fortunes and embark upon a path to a Boom Loop of greater productivity and economic growth. Join Special Briefing as the authors of the Volcker Alliance issue paper, Doom Loop or Boom Loop: Work from Home and the Challenges Facing America’s Big Cities, and an expert panel discuss the future economic impacts of remote work. William Glasgall Susan Wachter David Stanek Richard Voith Jose Maria Barrero Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh Kathryn Wylde State & Local Finance
Podcasts September 10, 2024 Special Briefing: State Tax Breaks On this episode of Special Briefing, experts discuss the latest Volcker Alliance issue paper, Benefit or Burden: Evaluating $1 Trillion in State Tax Expenditures. Susan Wachter William Glasgall Matt Fabian Jonathan Ball Arlene Martinez Tim Bartik State & Local Finance
Podcasts May 13, 2024 Special Briefing: State Tax Cuts With their revenues and cash reserves at record highs after unprecedented federal aid to offset the impact of COVID-19, dozens of states embarked on the biggest wave of tax cuts in decades, slashing levies by at least $124 billion on everything from personal income to groceries and gasoline. Join our next Special Briefing as the authors of the forthcoming Volcker Alliance issue paper, State Tax Cuts after the Pandemic: Strategies to Sustain Fiscal Health, and an expert panel discuss whether these reductions can be sustained as revenues have begun to weaken despite the strong US economy.  William Glasgall Susan Wachter Can Chen Alex Hathaway Geoffrey Buswick Natalie Cohen State & Local Finance

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