AEAweb: AEA Sessions in 2008 ASSA Conference

These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Marika Santoro (Congressional Budget Office)

Sunday, January 6, 10:15 AM

Sunday, January 6, 10:15 AM

Session: New Developments in Taxation Economics (AEA)

Presiding: Clemens Sialm (University of Texas at Austin and NBER)

Optimal Tax-Timing and Asset Allocation when Tax Rebates on Capital Losses are Limited
Marcel Marekwica (University of Regensburg)
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Capital Income Taxation and Risk-Sharing
Marika Santoro (Congressional Budget Office)
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Labor Supply, Deadweight Loss and Tax Reform Act of 1986: A Nonparametric Evaluation Using Panel Data
Anil Kumar (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)

Tax Changes and Asset Pricing
Clemens Sialm (University of Texas at Austin and NBER)
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