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Economic Facts About Taxes: Rates, Revenues and Reform Options Photos

May 3, 2012 • Photo Galleries

On May 3, The Hamilton Project hosted a policy forum on the economic context for tax reform and the economic criteria that should be used when evaluating tax reform options.  As part of the event, the Project released a new policy memo, “A Dozen Facts About Tax Reform,” to help shed light on various aspects of the reform debate. Following opening remarks, former Council of Economic Advisers Chair Martin Feldstein and Lawrence H. Summers, former Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and former U.S. Treasury Secretary, discussed the broad economic case for tax reform. A second panel of experts debatde key principles for a successful tax reform effort, drawing from a range of experiences.  Participants included Business Roundtable President and former Michigan Governor John Engler; Center for American Progress Chair and Counselor John Podesta; NBER President and CEO James Poterba; and Brookings Senior Fellow Alice Rivlin.  After each panel, the speakers took audience questions.

Economic Facts About Taxes: Welcome, Overview of “A Dozen Facts About Tax Reform,” and Roundtable: The Economic Case for Tax Reform

May 3, 2012 • Audio

Former Treasury Secretary and Hamilton Project Advisory Council member Robert E. Rubin welcomes the crowd at the event "Economic Facts About Taxes: Rates, Revenues and Reform Options," followed by an overview of “A Dozen Facts About Tax Reform" by Hamilton Project Policy Director Adam Looney.  Economics Editor of The Economist Zanny Minton Beddoes then moderates a discussion on the broad economic case for tax reform with former Council of Economic Advisers Chair Martin Feldstein and Lawrence H. Summers, former Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and former U.S. Treasury Secretary.
 

Economic Facts About Taxes: Rates, Revenues and Reform Options

Events • May 3, 2012 • Washington, DC

Fiscal issues will rapidly come to the fore next fall as the federal government faces the looming expiration of the Bush-era tax cuts, the onset of the deficit “trigger,” and another debate on the debt limit. Across the political spectrum, one of the few points on which today’s policymakers can agree is that the tax code is in desperate need of reform. On May 3, The Hamilton Project hosted a policy forum on the economic context for tax reform and the economic criteria that should be used when evaluating tax reform options. 

PhDs, Policies, and Patents:  Innovation and America’s Future

Events • June 28, 2011 • Washington, DC

What new breakthrough sciences and technologies are next on the horizon for the U.S. economy, and what role can policy play in creating a positive environment to promote innovative developments? On June 28, The Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted a forum on the future of innovation in the United States which explored the challenges to, and opportunities for, furthering advancements to create jobs and spur economic growth.

PhDs, Policies, and Patents: A Path Forward — The Future of Innovation in the United States

June 28, 2011 • Video

PhDs, Policies, and Patents: Innovation and America’s Future Photos

June 28, 2011 • Photo Galleries

Innovation and invention drive the American economy, from the light bulb and mass production of automobiles to more recent advances like the smartphone and the coordinated effort to map the human genome. But what new breakthrough sciences and technologies are next on the horizon, and what role can U.S. policy play in creating a positive environment to promote innovative developments? On Tuesday, June 28, The Hamilton Project at Brookings hosted a forum on the future of innovation in the United States — exploring the challenges to, and opportunities for, furthering advancements to create jobs and spur economic growth.

Charlie Rose Moderates Discussion on Jobs with Lawrence Summers and Mayor Bloomberg

April 30, 2010 • Video

Charlie Rose moderates discussion between Lawrence Summers and Mayor Michael Bloomberg at The Hamilton Project and Center for American Progress event The Future of American Jobs. Introductory remarks by Hamilton Project Advisory Council member Roger Altman.

The Future of American Jobs

Events • April 30, 2010 • Washington, DC

The Hamilton Project partnered with the Center for American Progress to host a forum on the country’s employment situation. The event featured a discussion with New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and NEC director Lawrence H. Summers, moderated by PBS host Charlie Rose.

Lawrence Summers on the Housing and Credit Crisis

September 23, 2008 • Video

Lawrence H. Summers, Charles W. Eliot University Professor of Harvard University, on the lessons of the S&L crisis for the housing and credit crisis at The Future of Housing and Credit Markets Hamilton Project event.

The Future of Housing and Credit Markets

Events • September 23, 2008 • Washington, DC

The Project released new discussion papers and hosted panel discussions on housing and credit markets.  The first panel explored ways to reform low-income housing assistance, while the second focused on innovative mortgage ideas to help protect consumers.

Govenor Tim Kaine, Robert Rubin, and Lawrence Summers on Infrastructure Investment

July 25, 2008 • Video

Then-Governor Tim Kaine (D-Va.) joins former U.S. Treasury Secretaries Robert E. Rubin and Lawrence H. summers in panel discussion at the Investing in America’s Infrastructure: From Bridges to Broadband Hamilton Project event.

Lawrence Summers on Stimulus for Infrasture Investment

July 25, 2008 • Video

Charles W. Eliot University Professor of Harvard University Lawrence H. Summers calls for fiscal stimulus on infrastructure investments at the Investing in America’s Infrastructure: From Bridges to Broadband Hamilton Project Event.

Investing in America’s Infrastructure: From Bridges to Broadband

Events • July 25, 2008 • Washington, DC

Governor Tim Kaine joined Robert E. Rubin and Lawrence H. Summers in the opening session of a Hamilton Project public forum on the need for a national strategy that promotes infrastructure as a central component of long-term, broadly shared growth.

Lawrence Summers on Economic Growth Strategies for Emerging Nations

April 14, 2008 • Video

Charles W. Eliot University Professor of Harvard University Lawrence Summers explains the two basic views to consider when examining the growth of emerging nations in a global economy at the Economic Growth Strategies for Developing Countries in an Era of Global Uncertainty Hamilton Project and Commission on Growth & Development event.

Economic Growth Strategies for Developing Countries in an Era of Global Uncertainty

Events • April 14, 2008 • Washington, DC

Together with the Commission on Growth & Development, The Hamilton Project hosted a policy roundtable on the role of economic growth in reducing poverty in developing nations. A panel of experts discussed policies to help developing nations move forward in this era of global uncertainty.

Lawrence Summers on the Severity of the Recession

March 14, 2008 • Video

Charles W. Eliot University Professor of Harvard University Lawrence H. Summers on how serious and prolonged the recession will be at the Addressing the Foreclosure Crisis Hamilton Project event.

Addressing the Foreclosure Crisis Full Video

March 14, 2008 • Video

Full video from the Addressing the Foreclosure Crisis Hamilton Project event.

Addressing the Foreclosure Crisis: A Hamilton Project Policy Discussion

Events • March 14, 2008 • Washington, DC

The Hamilton Project hosted a conversation on proposed policy responses to the mortgage-foreclosure problem. Many Americans now owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth; however, which policies provide the most effective remedy to the problem remains unanswered.

A Climate of Change Full Video

October 30, 2007 • Video

Full video from the A Climate of Change: Economic Approaches to Reforming Energy and Protecting the Environment Hamilton Project event.

A Climate of Change: Economic Approaches to Reforming Energy and Protecting the Environment

Events • October 30, 2007 • Washington, DC

The Hamilton Project hosted a forum highlighting a new strategy paper and two new discussion papers on how to best design market mechanisms to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including proposals to expand the federal R&D program to better promote the development of new greenhouse gas-reducing technologies.

Recent Financial Market Disruptions: Implications for the Economy and American Families

Events • September 26, 2007 • Washington, DC

The Project convened a discussion with experts to help frame the challenges currently facing housing and the financial markets: where we are, what it means for the U.S. economy, possible next steps for recovery, and ways to minimize future problems.

Who’s Got the Cure? Four Options for Achieving Universal Coverage

Events • July 17, 2007 • Washington, DC

The Project held two panel roundtable discussions on four alternative policy proposals for achieving universal health care coverage in the United States and the merits and challenges of the various proposals.

Reforming Taxation in the Global Age

Events • June 12, 2007 • Washington, DC

A two-part forum and release of a new set of policy proposals that address the challenges of reforming the U.S. tax system.

Achieving Progressive Tax Reform in an Increasingly Global Economy

Papers • June 2007 • Jason E. Bordoff, Jason Furman, Lawrence H. Summers

The dynamic forces of technological change, financial innovation, and globalization present new challenges for progressive taxation. This strategy paper offers several broad principles that reflect the new challenges facing our tax system in the 21st Century.

The Role of Education in Promoting Opportunity and Economic Growth

Events • March 29, 2007 • Washington, DC

The Hamilton Project held a panel discussion that featured recent strategy and discussion papers on ways to promote opportunity and growth through our nation's education system. The Project is examining the full spectrum of early childhood, K-12, and higher education.

Promoting Opportunity and Growth Through Science, Technology, and Innovation

Events • December 5, 2006 • Washington, DC

The Hamilton Project convened a policy discussion to examine the importance of science and technology to meeting the challenges of the 21st Century and introduced proposals to enhance U.S. expertise and competitiveness in these areas.

Meeting the Challenge of the Global Economy: Trade, Economic Security, and Effective Government

Events • July 25, 2006 • Washington, DC

The Hamilton Project convened a forum surrounding the release of a new set of policy papers examining trade and government reform policy with a discussion of the challenges presented by a global economy.