| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, November 30, 2017 | 4:00PM - 5:30PM | Seminar Room 108N, Munk School of Global Affairs 1 Devonshire Place Room 108N |
Aversion to taxes presents a major policy dilemma for elected governments: voters want governments to deliver goods and services but are deeply suspicious of their efforts to raise taxes. When are citizens willing to support major changes to tax policy? IMFG’s 2017-2018 Postdoctoral Fellow Matthew Lesch will discuss a new study on whether and how Canadians are likely to accept tax reforms to address three distinct policy problems – climate change, infrastructure, and deficit reduction. The findings hold important policy implications for scholars and practitioners interested in the politics of public finance.
About the Speaker
Matthew Lesch is the 2017-2018 Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, and a Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Northwestern University. His research specializes in the study of comparative public policy. His main research interests include fiscal policy, taxation, environmental policy, policy learning and cognition, policy feedback effects, and policy diffusion.
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