Economics ECON

Does Simple Information Provision Lead to More Diverse Classrooms?

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Economics
Amanda Bayer (Professor of Economics at Swarthmore College) will present about the diversity initiatives in the Economics profession. In 2016, together with nine other liberal arts colleges, the Middlebury Economics Department participated in a modest field experiment, coordinated by Amanda Bayer, in which we provided incoming students from underrepresented groups with information about a diverse array of economists and economics research.

Axinn Center 229

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D.K. Smith lecture

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Economics
Andrew A. Samwick, Dartmouth College, will give a lecture titled “The Death of Taxes.”

Robert A. Jones '59 Conference Room

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Capitol for a day

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Economics
 “Capitol for a Day” comes to Addison County

 Ever wondered how fiscal policy is developed and implemented? How policy makers balance equity and efficiency in tax design? Come hear about how the Vermont Department of Taxes tries to close the tax gap, and how the money collected impacts the overall state budget from …

 Adam Greshin, Commissioner of Department of Finance and Management, State of VT

Craig Bolio, Acting Commissioner of Taxes, State of VT

Douglas Farnham, Economist and Director of Tax Policy, Outreach and Leg Affairs, State of VT

Axinn Center Abernethy Room (221)

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