This workshop introduces students to current research in tax policy and gives them an opportunity to develop skills in reading and critiquing contemporary legal and economic scholarship.

Each week, the workshop hosts a tax scholar, public finance economist, or other expert presenting a working paper on issues of tax law, public finance, and related fields. The workshop is organized and led by Professors Emily Satterthwaite and Dayanand Manoli.

If you are planning on attending the workshop and are not a Georgetown University student or employee, you will need to sign in at the security desk when you get to campus.

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Spring 2026 Schedule

January 27, 2026
Katherine Richard, La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, “Penalties in the Safety Net: Effects of Work Requirement Enforcement on Program Participation and Labor Supply”

February 3, 2026
Christine Speidel, Janet R. Spragens Federal Tax Clinic, American University Washington College of Law

February 10, 2026
John Iselin, Yale Budget Lab, Yale University

February 17, 2026
Sreerahul Kancherla, Office of Tax Analysis, U.S. Department of the Treasury

February 24, 2026
Nina Olson, Center for Taxpayer Rights

March 10, 2026
Steven Dean, Boston University School of Law

March 17, 2026
Shu-Yi Oei, Duke University School of Law

March 24, 2026
Emily Horton,  U.S. Department of the Treasury, “Are Tax Benefits Priced Into Home Values? Evidence from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”

March 31, 2026
Alex Zhang, Emory University School of Law

April 7, 2026
Leslie Book, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

April 14, 2026
Dayanand Manoli, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University