Princeton University’s Bendheim Center for Finance hosted a discussion today with Larry and Paul Krugman on President Biden’s stimulus package.
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Shrinking the Tax Gap: A Comprehensive Approach
December 4th, 2020
In Tax Notes, former IRS Commissioner Charles Rossotti, Natasha Sarin and and I outline how the Biden Adminstration can collect more than $1 trillion in a highly progressive way: Making people pay the taxes that they already owe.
Fiscal policy advice for Joe Biden and Congress
December 4th, 2020
At an event sponsored by Brookings and PIEE, Jason Furman and I presented a paper, A Reconsideration of Fiscal Policy in the Era of Low Interest Rates, arguing that persistently low interest rates require a rethinking of the framework for fiscal policy.
Columns
Many companies pay nothing in taxes. The public has a right to know how they pull it off.
By Lawrence Summers and Natasha Sarin
Oct. 22, 2020
Corporations are increasingly recognizing the importance of being responsive not just to their shareholders but also to the interests of stakeholders, such as customers, employees and their communities. The corporate leaders of the Business... read more
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Amanpour PBS and CNNi: Summers on record surge in U.S. unemployment
Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers tells Amanpour on April 2, Americans must understand "for all our individualism, we need a government that performs basic functions." Watch the full interview on PBS and CNN International... read more