Maxwell School News and Commentary
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Patel and McDowell Discuss Trump’s Plan to Impose Tariffs on Countries That Start Wars in The Hill
“The cost to the private sector is quite high,” says Kristen Patel, professor of practice of policy studies. “Former President Trump has not coherently explained how tariffs would benefit us, companies and consumers.” Daniel McDowell, professor of political science, says, “The idea of using tariffs to deter countries from invading other countries, it’s pretty out there.”
See related: China, Government, International Affairs, Taxation, Trade, U.S. Foreign Policy, U.S. National Security, United States
Huber Quoted in The Guardian on How Renewable Energy Tax Credits Disproportionately Help the Wealthy
Matthew Huber, professor of geography and the environment spoke, spoke to The Guardian on the Inflation Reduction Act’s residential tax credits and how the programs have disproportionately benefited wealthier Americans.
See related: Energy, Environment, Sustainability, Taxation, United States
Monarch Discusses the Effects of Trump’s Presidential Economic Agenda in GOBankingRates Article
“These policies include mass deportation of undocumented immigrants and greatly reduced entry visas for working immigrants,” says Ryan Monarch, assistant professor of economics. “These policies would also lead to higher prices for everything from housing to groceries, as reduced labor supply in construction, agriculture and other sectors would lead to higher costs throughout the economy.“
See related: Economic Policy, Federal, Income, Labor, Taxation, Trade, U.S. Immigration, United States
Golden Article on the Implications of EVs on State Budgets Published in Governing
See related: Infrastructure, State & Local, Taxation, United States
Burman Quoted in Newsweek Article on Trump’s Civil Fraud Penalty
“It's telling that he has trouble finding lenders willing to lend to him, but maybe not surprising given the issue in the legal case is his overstatement of property values,” says Len Burman, professor emeritus of public administration and international affairs.
See related: Law, Taxation, United States
Assessment Frequency and Equity of the Property Tax: Latest Evidence from Philadelphia
"Assessment frequency and equity of the property tax: Latest evidence from Philadelphia," co-authored by Yilin Hou, professor of public administration and international affairs, was published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.
See related: Taxation, United States
Returns to Scale in Property Assessment: Evidence from NYS’s Small Localities Coordination Program
"Returns to Scale in Property Assessment: Evidence from New York State’s Small Localities Coordination Program," co-authored by Maxwell professors Yilin Hou and John Yinger, was published in the National Tax Journal.
See related: Housing, New York State, Taxation
Hamersma, Purser Quoted in ProPublica Article on the Work Opportunity Tax Credit, Temp Workers
Maxwell professors Sarah Hamersma and Gretchen Purser were interviewed for the ProPublica article, "A Tax Credit Was Meant to Help Marginalized Workers Get Permanent Jobs. Instead It’s Subsidizing Temp Work."
See related: Labor, Taxation, United States
Mihm Speaks to FedScoop About IRS Taxpayer Experience Office
Chris Mihm, adjunct professor of public administration and international affairs, spoke with FedScoop about the IRS opening a new taxpayer experience office.
See related: Federal, Taxation, United States
Hou Weighs in on China's Property Tax Expansion in Financial Times
See related: China, International Affairs, Taxation