NBER's 24th Tax Policy and the Economy Conference held in Washington.

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The NBER's 24th Conference on Tax Policy and the Economy took place at the National Press Club in Washington on September 24, 2009. NBER Research Associate Jeffrey R. Brown of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign organized this year's meeting. The following papers were discussed:

* Gilbert E. Metcalf, Tufts University and NBER, "Investment in Energy Infrastructure and the Tax Code"

* J. Karl Scholz, University of Wisconsin, Madison and NBER, and Robert A. Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University and NBER, "Trends in the Level and Distribution of Income Support"

* Alberto F. Alesina, Harvard University and NBER, and Silvia Ardagna, Harvard University, "Large Changes in Fiscal Policy: Taxes versus Spending"

* Mihir A. Desai and Monica Singhal, Harvard University and NBER, and Dhammika...