Noted economist Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, chairman of Laffer Associates, will speak on "The President's Tax Plan for Dividends and Capital Gains, and the State of the Stock Market". This talk, originally scheduled for Tuesday, March 25, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 8 from 3:30-5:00 PM in Gasson 100. His speech is sponsored by the Development Office in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences and the Carroll School of Management.
Laffer, an economist, policymaker and entrepreneur, is now founder and CEO of Laffer Associates, an economic research and consulting firm in San Diego. Previously, he held a faculty position at the University of Chicago, and served as Chief Economist of the Office of Management and Budget in the Reagan administration. At that time, his famous "Laffer Curve" -- representing the relationship between the tax rate and tax revenue -- underlaid many of the innovations in Federal fiscal policy. The curve implies that tax revenue may be maximized by reducing taxes to the point where disincentives to generate income are mitigated.
07 Apr 2003