NBER's 26th Tax Policy and the Economy Conference Held in Washington.

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The NBER's 26th Conference on Tax Policy and the Economy took place at the National Press Club in Washington on October 6, 2011. NBER Research Associate Jeffrey R. Brown of the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign organized this year's meeting. The following papers were discussed:

* Jeffrey B. Liebman, Harvard University and NBER, and Erzo F.P. Luttmer, Dartmouth College and NBER, "The Perception of Social Security Incentives for Labor Supply and Retirement: The Median Voter Knows More Than You'd Think"

* Michael P. Devereux and Simon Loretz, Oxford University, "How would EU Corporate Tax Reform Affect U.S. Investment in Europe ?"

* Joseph Bankman and John Cogan, Stanford University; R. Glenn Hubbard, Columbia University and NBER; and Daniel Kessler, Stanford University and NBER, "Reforming the Tax Preference for Employer...