Boston College Symposium: The Centennial of the Estate Tax

Symposium, The Centennial of the Estate Tax: Perspectives and Recommendations, 57 B.C. L. Rev. 801-1078 (2016):

Keynote Address:  Michael J. Graetz (Columbia), "Death Taxes" and Politics, 57 B.C. L. Rev. 801 (2016)

Panel #1

• James R. Repetti (Boston College), Should We Tax the Gratuitous Transfer of Wealth?: An Introduction, 57 B.C. L. Rev. 815 (2016)
• Paul L. Caron (Pepperdine), The One-Hundredth Anniversary of the Federal Estate Tax: It's Time to Renew Our Vows, 57 B.C. L. Rev. 823 (2016)
• David Joulfaian (U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Tax Analysis), What Do We Know About the Behavioral Effects of the Estate Tax?, 57 B.C. L. Rev. 843 (2016)
• Jennifer Bird-Pollan (Kentucky), Why Tax Wealth Transfers? A Philosophical Analysis, 57 B.C. L. Rev. 859 (2016)

Panel #2 

• Ray D. Madoff (Boston College), Considering Alternatives: Are There Methods Other Than the Estate and Gift Tax That Could Better Address Problems Associated with Wealth Concentration?,  57 B.C. L. Rev. 883 (2016)
• David Duff (British Columbia), Alternatives to the Gift and Estate Tax, 57 B.C. L. Rev. 893 (2016)
• Miranda Perry Fleischer (San Diego), Divide and Conquer: Using an Accessions Tax to Combat Dynastic Wealth Transfers, 57 B.C. L. Rev. 913 (2016)
• David Shakow (Pennsylvania), A Wealth Tax: Taxing the Estates of the Living, 57 B.C. L. Rev. 947 (2016)

Panel #3

• Bridget Crawford (Pace), Valuation, Values, Norms: Proposals for Estate and Gift Tax Reform, 57 B.C. L. Rev. 979 (2016)
• Joseph Dodge (Florida State), Three Whacks at Wealth Transfer Tax Reform: Retained-Interest Transfers, Generation-Skipping Trusts, and FLP Valuation Discounts, 57 B.C. L. Rev. 999 (2016)
• Wendy Gerzog (Baltimore), Toward a Reality Based Estate Tax, 57 B.C. L. Rev. 1037 (2016)
• Kerry Ryan (St. Louis), Marital Sharing of Transfer Tax Exemptions, 57 B.C. L. Rev. 1061 (2016)