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A Symposium of the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College

“GENDER EQUALITY, TAX POLICIES AND TAX REFORM
IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE”

May 17-18, 2006

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A Symposium of the Levy Economics Institute of Bard College

“GENDER EQUALITY, TAX POLICIES AND TAX REFORM
IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE”

May 17-18, 2006

PRELIMINARY SYMPOSIUM AGENDA [As of May 11, 2006]
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
8:30–9:00 a.m.	BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION
9:00–9:15 a.m.	WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
9:00–9:15 a.m.	Caren Grown, The Levy Economics Institute, Bard College
9:15–10:45 a.m.	SESSION 1: Modeling the Implications of Personal Income Tax for Intra-Household Inequality and Labor Market Participation in Europe
9:15–10:45 a.m.	CHAIR: Diane Elson, The Levy Economics Institute, Bard College Holly Sutherland, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex, Herwig Immervoll, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Institute for the Study of Labor, Horacio Levy, Institute for Social and Economic Research, University of Essex “Gender Inequalities and Redistribution Within Couples. The Equalising Properties of Tax-Benefit Systems in Europe” Paloma de Villota, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain “Reflections on Personal Income Tax in the European Union from a Gender Perspective” “The Personal Income Tax and Social Expenditure for Care in the European Union from a Perspective of Reconciling Paid and Unpaid Work” DISCUSSANT: Frances Woolley, Carleton University, Canada
10:45–11:15 a.m.	BREAK
11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m.	SESSION 2: Gender Dimensions of Tax Reform in Europe
11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m.	CHAIR: Sue Himmelweit, Open University, United Kingdom Tim Callan, Economic and Social Research Institute “Gender and Income Tax in Ireland: A Tale of Three Systems” Fran Bennett, University of Oxford “Gender, Tax Policies and Tax Reform in Comparative Perspective” DISCUSSANT: Ajit Zacharias, The Levy Economics Institute, Bard College
12:45–2:00 p.m.	LUNCH
2:00–4:00 p.m.	SESSION 3: Gender-Blind and Gender-Aware Tax Policy
2:00–4:00 p.m.	CHAIR: Tim Callan, Economic and Social Research Institute Lisa Philipps, York University “Gender Responsive Tax Policy Making: What Would It Look Like in Canada?” Sue Himmelweit, Open University, United Kingdom, Diane Perrons, Gender Institute, London School of Economics “Gender and Fiscal Rules: How Can We Afford the Rising Cost of Care?” Elissa Braunstein, Colorado State University, Caren Grown, The Levy Economics Institute, Bard College, Diane Elson, The Levy Economics Institute, Bard College “Gender, Employment and State Taxes in the U.S.” DISCUSSANT: Heidi Hartmann, Institute for Women's Policy Research
4:00–4:30 p.m.	BREAK
4:30–5:30 p.m.	SESSION 4: Personal Income Tax in Bargaining Models
4:30–5:30 p.m.	CHAIR: Dimitri B. Papadimitriou, President,The Levy Economics Institute, Bard College Elisabeth Gugl, University of Victoria, Canada “Taxation, Intrafamily Distribution, and Dynamic Family Bargaining” DISCUSSANT: Tsu-Yu Tsao, Bard College
6:00–9:00 p.m.	RECEPTION AND DINNER AT THE LEVY INSTITUTE

THURSDAY, MAY 18
8:30–9:00 a.m.	BREAKFAST
9:00–10:30 a.m.	SESSION 5: Taxation and Marriage in the USA
9:00–10:30 a.m.	CHAIR: Ajit Zacharias, The Levy Economics Institute, Bard College Bridget Crawford, Pace University “One Flesh, Two Taxpayers: A New Approach to Marriage and Wealth Transfer Taxation” Dennis Ventry, University of California, Los Angeles “The Politics and Economics of Gender Norms and Competing Family Forms Under the U.S. Federal Income Tax, 1969-2006” DISCUSSANT: Claire Young, University of British Columbia and Julie Nelson, Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University
10:30–11:00 a.m.	BREAK
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.	SESSION 6: Gender, Taxation, and Development
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m.	CHAIR: Caren Grown, The Levy Economics Institute, Bard College Janet Stotsky, International Monetary Fund “Tax Systems from a Gender Perspective” Evelyne Huber, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill “Gendered Implications of Tax Reform in Latin America: Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Jamaica” DISCUSSANTS: Corina Rodríguez-Enríquez, Centro para el Estudio de Politicas Publicas, Argentina and Thitu Mwaniki, Institute of Economic Affairs, Kenya
12:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m.	LUNCH
1:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.	SESSION 7: Gender and Taxation in Africa
1:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.	CHAIR: Rania Antonopoulos, The Levy Economics Institute, Bard College Imraan Valodia, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Terence Smith, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa “Gender and Taxation in South Africa” Thítu Mwaniki, Institute of Economic Affairs, Kenya, and Jane Kiringai, Bernadette Wanjala, and Naomi Mathenge, Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis “Gender and Taxation in Kenya” DISCUSSANT: Lucia Fragoso, Gender Equity: Citizenship, Labor and Family, Mexico
3:00–3:45 p.m.	SESSION 8: Gender and Tax Policy Advocacy
3:00–3:45 p.m.	CHAIR: Diane Elson, The Levy Economics Institute, Bard College Mimi Abramovitz, Hunter College School of Social Work, USA “Taxes ARE a Women’s Issue”
3:45–4:00 p.m.	CLOSING REMARKS
3:45–4:00 p.m.	Diane Elson, The Levy Economics Institute, Bard College Dimitri Papadimitriou, President, The Levy Economics Institute, Bard College