Conference on Fiscal Federalism Coming to UK
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 14, 2016) — The University of Kentucky Gatton College of Business and Economics and the Martin School’s Institute for Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations (IFIR) is co-hosting a conference on Fiscal Competition and Fiscal Federalism beginning 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 18, in Gatton Building room 311.
Conference co-chair and Martin School faculty member David Agrawal said, “We were pleased to be able to attract an exceptional group of internationally acclaimed public finance scholars to discuss fiscal competition and related issues. Their attendance reflects well on the speakers recognition of the public finance research and academic programs of the Martin School and the Department of Economics.”
“This event provides our faculty and graduate students a unique opportunity to hear presentations by, and interact with, world class public finance scholars," said William Hoyt, conference co-chair and Department of Economics chair. He also indicated that the conference will draw economists and scholars from other colleges and universities in Kentucky to take advantage of this rare opportunity to hear from public finance economists who are conducting cutting-edge research on current domestic and international fiscal policy issues.
The all-day conference includes presentations by several internationally renowned public finance economists including Thiess Büttner of University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Holger Sieg of University of Pennsylvania, Marius Brülhart of University of Lausanne, John Wilson of Michigan State University, Marko Köthenbürger of ETH Zurich, and David Wildasin of UK. Topics include inter-jurisdictional competition, fiscal competition with unemployment and the elasticity of taxable wealth among other public finance issues. The conference provides opportunities for presenters and participants to interact in the sharing and dissemination of research findings regarding fiscal federalism and related topics.
This conference is one of a series public finance and fiscal federalism conferences and workshops that have been sponsored by the IFIR since 2005. The IFIR is a joint undertaking of the Martin School of Public Policy and Administration and of the Institute for Regional Analysis and Public Policy at Morehead State University.
The Institute for Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations is dedicated to basic and applied research dealing with the relationships among governments and their organization in federal structures. One of the IFIR's goals is to encourage and support the research activities of faculty and students at home institutions. The IFIR also seeks to engage the broader community of scholars and policymakers with shared interests in federalism and intergovernmental relations. In addition to conferences and workshops, the IFIR has supported basic and applied research on contemporary fiscal federalism issues of concern to academics, policy makers and the broader society. The IFIR research and activities' topics reflect the interests of affiliated faculty and students, as well as the imperatives of public policy.
To RSVP for this conference, complete this online form and email it to Katie Sanders at katie.sanders@uky.edu.
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