Global Economy & Development
Towards gender equality in tax and fiscal systems
The morning after President Obama’s State of the Union address, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew provided remarks on the state of the U.S. economy and the Administration’s priorities for 2015, with a particular focus on building shared prosperity for all Americans and business tax reform.
On January 21, the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy at Brookings hosted Secretary Lew. Vice President and Director of Economic Studies Ted Gayer introduced the Secretary, and Director of the Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy and Senior Fellow David Wessel moderated.
Read Secretary Lew’s prepared remarks »
Follow the conversation at @BrookingsEcon or #SOTU.
Remarks by Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew
Agenda
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January 21
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Welcome
Ted Gayer President - Niskanen Center, Former Executive Vice President - The Brookings Institution -
Keynote Address
Jacob J. Lew Visiting Professor of International and Public Affairs - School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, Former United States Secretary of the Treasury -
Moderator
David Wessel Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Senior Fellow - Economic Studies @davidmwessel
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