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Tax Policy and U.S. Manufacturing in a Global Economy

Seminar co-sponsored with Brookings Institution
March 15, 2013

The ITPF and Urban-BrookingsTax Policy Center hosted a conference to assess the current state of U.S. manufacturing, its contribution to U.S. economic growth, and whether tax reform should maintain, deepen, or eliminate preferential income tax treatment of manufacturing income.

Brookings Co-Director of the Tax Policy Center William Gale gave introductory remarks and moderated the first panel with Brookings Director of the Initiative on Business and Public Policy Martin Baily, and Tax Policy Center Director Donald Marron serving as panelists. Former member of the Council of Economic Advisers Laura DAndrea Tyson delivered the keynote address. After each panel, speakers fielded questions from the audience.

For conference materials, go here.

Mission and Goals

Founded in 1992, the International Tax Policy Forum (ITPF) sponsors nonpartisan academic research and conferences to promote and informed dialogue on international tax issues. Currently, ITPF's membership includes more than 40 major, U.S.-based multinational companies.

ITPF Members

ITPF's membership consists of major U.S.-based multinational companies, representing diverse industries and a huge portion of overall U.S. economic activity.

Abbott Laboratories

AbbVie, Inc.

Alcoa Inc.

American Express Company

American International Group

Bank of America

Bank of New York/Mellon

Barclays Capital Inc.

Boston Scientific

Cargill Inc.

Caterpillar Inc.

Chevron Corporation

Cisco Systems, Inc.

Citigroup, Inc.

Coca-Cola Company

Dow Chemical Company

E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.

Eaton Corporation

Exxon Mobil Corporation

General Mills

Goldman Sachs

Hewlett-Packard Company

Honeywell

IBM Corporation

Intel

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson Controls Inc.

Mars, Incorporated

McDonald's Corporation

Microsoft

Mondelez International Inc.

Morgan Stanley

Oracle

PepsiCo, Inc.

Pfizer Inc.

Procter & Gamble Company

Prudential

State Street Corp.

Time Warner, Inc.

Tupperware Corporation

United Technologies Corporation

Verizon

Walmart Stores Inc.

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