April 7, 2017/IMF

Vitor Gaspar, Director of the IMF’s Fiscal Affairs Department, will present the findings of the analytical chapter of the upcoming IMF Fiscal Monitor on “Upgrading the Tax System to Boost Productivity” at the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE). As boosting the productivity growth is at the top of the global agenda, during the presentation Mr. Gaspar will discuss how the design of tax policies and tax administration can minimize resource misallocation, which can bring substantial gains for productivity. Jason Furman, senior fellow at the Peterson Institute, and Mihir Desai, professor of finance at Harvard Business School and professor of law at Harvard Law School, will provide comments on the report. The event will be webcast live at piie.com and IMF.org.

Who:               Vitor Gaspar, International Monetary Fund

                        Jason Furman, Peterson Institute for International Economics

                        Mihir Desai, Harvard Business School, Harvard Law School

When:             Thursday, April 13, 2017, 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Washington, DC time

Where:           Peterson Institute for International Economics

1750 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20036

Registration:  Journalists interested in participating should register with Eitan Urkowitz at PIIE, e-mail: media@piie.com, tel. (202) 454-1334. Further details are available here.

Documents:    The analytical chapter is being scheduled for distribution under embargo via the IMF press center on Wednesday, April 12, 2017. A separate media advisory with further details will be distributed in due course.