2018 UNC Tax Symposium - Agenda

Friday, April 20th

Time	Event
7:00 – 9:00am	Breakfast – DuBose House
8:30 – 9:00am	Registration – Loudermilk Hall, Room 107
9:00 – 10:20am	The Impact of Patent Box Regimes on the M&A Market Authors: Sebastien Bradley, Drexel University (presenting) Martin Ruf, University of Tuebingen Leslie Robinson, Dartmouth College Discussant: Shannon Chen, University of Arizona Moderator: Ed Maydew, University of North Carolina
10:20 – 10:40 am	Break
10:40 – 12:00 pm	How do Reductions in Foreign Country Corporate Tax Rates Affect U.S. Domestic Manufacturing Firms? Authors: Jaewoo Kim, University of Rochester Michelle Nessa, Michigan State University (presenting) Ryan Wilson, University of Oregon Discussant: Jim Albertus, Carnegie Mellon University Moderator: Scott Dyreng, Duke University
12:00 – 1:15 pm	Lunch – DuBose House
1:15 – 2:35 pm	Tax Flights Authors: Koleman Strumpf, Wake Forest University (presenting) Discussant: Jim Omartian, University of North Carolina Moderator: Jennifer Blouin, University of Pennsylvania
2:35 – 2:55 pm	Break
2:55 – 4:15 pm	Foreign Earnings Repatriations and Domestic Employment Authors: Scott Dyreng, Duke University Robert Hills, Duke University (presenting) Discussant: Kim Clausing, Reed College Moderator: Ed Maydew, University of North Carolina
4:15 – 4:35 pm	Break
4:35 – 5:35 pm	Keynote Address: Jeff Jones, CEO, H&R Block
5:35 – 7:00 pm	Reception – Dubose House
7:00 – 8:30 pm	Dinner – Dubose House

Time	Event
7:00 – 8:30 am	Breakfast – DuBose House
8:30 – 9:50 am	Tax Efficiency Authors: Casey M. Schwab, Indiana University Bridget M. Stomberg, Indiana University Brian M. Williams, Indiana University (presenting) Discussant: Peter Demerjian, University of Washington Moderator: Jeff Hoopes, University of North Carolina
9:50 – 10:10 am	Break
10:10 – 11:30 am	Heard it through the Grapevine: Direct and Network Effects of a Tax Enforcement Field Experiment Authors: William Boning, University of Michigan (presenting) John Guyton, Internal Revenue Service Ronald Hodge, Internal Revenue Service Joel Slemrod, University of Michigan Ugo Trolano, University of Michigan Discussant: Jenny Brown, Arizona State University Moderator: Ed Maydew, University of North Carolina
11:30 am	Lunch – Dubose House
12:30 pm	Transport to RDU