Tax Policy and the Economy.

An NBER conference on Tax Policy and the Economy took place in Washington, DC, September 26. Research Associate Robert A. Moffitt of Johns Hopkins University organized the meeting, which was sponsored by the Harry and Lynde Bradley Foundation. These researchers' papers were presented and discussed:

* Jonathan Meer, Texas A&M University and NBER, and Benjamin Priday, Texas A&M University, "The Impact of Income, Wealth, and Tax Policy on Charitable Giving"

* Katherine Baicker, University of Chicago and NBER; Mark Shepard, Harvard University and NBER; and Jonathan S. Skinner, Dartmouth College and NBER, "One Medicare for All? The Economics of a Uniform Health Insurance Program" (NBER Working Paper 24037)

* Casey B. Mulligan, University of Chicago and NBER, "The Employer Penalty, Voluntary Compliance, and the Size Distribution of Firms: Evidence from a Survey of Small...