A Symposium on “An Economic Perspective on Kentucky’s Tax Structure”
Wednesday, January 13th 8:00 – 11:45 AM
Room 171 Capital Annex, Frankfort, KY
Moderator: Al Cross
Opening Remarks
David Williams – Senate President, Kentucky Senate
Greg Stumbo – Speaker of the House, Kentucky House of Representatives
8:00 – 8:15 AM
Where We Were and Where We Are
William Fox – Professor of Economics and Director
Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Tennessee
8:15 – 8:45 AM
Taxation in the Commonwealth: Goals of Tax Reform
David Wildasin – Endowed Professor of Public Finance and Professor of Economics
University of Kentucky
8:45 – 9:15 AM
Fiscal Competition and Regional Development: Business Incentives
Kenneth. Troske – Chair and William B. Sturgill Professor of Economics and Director
Center for Business and Economic Research, University of Kentucky
9:15 – 9:45 AM
Panel Discussion
9:45 – 10:05 AM
How Kentucky’s Tax System Compares with its Neighbors
Paul Coomes – Professor of Economics, University of Louisville
10:15 – 10:45 AM
Taxation and Distributional Issues
Hoyt Presentation; Ziliak Presentation
William Hoyt – Director, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration and Professor of Economics
James Ziliak - Gatton Endowed Chair of Microeconomics and Director of the Center for Poverty Research at University of Kentucky
10:45 – 11:15 AM
Panel Discussion
11:15 – 11:35 AM
Conference Wrap-Up: Thoughts from Former Budget Directors
11:35 – 11:45 AM