🏅We’re proud to announce that Faculty Director Hilary Hoynes has been awarded the 2024 Holland Medal by the National Tax Association! The award recognizes lifetime achievement in the study of public finance. Congratulations, Hilary! buff.ly/3LWdGcL

Congratulations to IRP Affiliate Hilary Hoynes on this well-deserved recognition! You can watch her 2022 IRP Lampman Memorial Lecture on "Children and the US Social Safety Net: Balancing Disincentives for Adults and Benefits for Children" here: irp.wisc.edu/2022-lampman-m…

“When you're very rich, it's easy to structure your wealth such that it will not generate a lot of taxable income.” In All Things Considered, Scott Detrow chats with Gabriel Zucman about why this is a problem, outlining the path to a global wealth tax. buff.ly/46BjpOO

How did the #TCJA change provisions for different types of corporations — and what strategy might work best to raise revenue in the future? Check out this Chicago Booth Review article, citing Danny Yagan & Patrick Kennedy, to learn more: buff.ly/3LX73XJ

"Imagine somebody who has a job opportunity somewhere else and it's a good job opportunity," says UC Berkeley economist Jesse Rothstein. "If their monthly payment will double when they do that, then all of a sudden that move doesn't make sense." npr.org/2024/08/08/nx-…

💡Do you know a Berkeley undergraduate student eager to gain econ research experience? O-Lab’s Energy & Environmental Economics Mentoring program, co-hosted w/ Energy Institute at Haas, is accepting applications until August 26th! Learn more & apply here: olab.berkeley.edu/sloan-2024-202…

The Opportunity Lab, incubated at CEGA, hosted its Applied Microeconomics Conference on Economic Opportunity to discuss new research on domestic poverty, inequality, & economic development. Read our latest #CEGABlog for takeaways from the inaugural event: medium.com/center-for-eff…

Beyond presenting immediate challenges for workers, researchers increasingly document that recessions can impact long-term outcomes. Explore work from Cesia Sanchez Berkeley Economics on how graduating under high unemployment impacts future job quality: buff.ly/4dFQiw2

💡Don’t miss Goldman School’s Annual Conference, coming up on Sept. 12th + 13th! We’re especially excited to hear Faculty Director Hilary Hoynes moderate a panel exploring how states have developed innovative policies to address child poverty. Explore the full agenda:

Congrats to GSPP Prof. Hilary Hoynes on winning the 2024 Daniel M. Holland Medal by National Tax Assoc.! 🏅 Her groundbreaking research on child poverty & the social safety net has reshaped the field. As Faculty Dir. of Opportunity Lab, her impact is immense! 👏 goldman.school/k8v

🎉Congratulations to @BerkeleyEcon Professor Hilary Hoynes, awarded the 2024 Daniel M. Holland Medal by the National Tax Association, making her the third woman to receive this prestigious award since 1993! Read more about her work: ls.berkeley.edu/news/berkeley-…

🚨 CEGA is #Hiring for a number of roles🚨 📊 Senior Associate, Finance and Reporting - manage funded research and enhance financial management, especially of a new USAID-funded $75M program - salary ranges from $80,400 - $89,467

🌟Congratulations to O-Lab alum Javi for this well-deserved recognition! Check out our spotlight on his project examining property taxes in Brazil to learn more about his work: olab.berkeley.edu/profiles-conve…

I am thrilled to announce that our ANNALS Volume on the 2021 Child Tax Credit dropped today! Open access for the full volume is available! Thanks to my Co-editors Zach Parolin Megan Curran and the star studded cast of authors. journals.sagepub.com/toc/anna/710/1