Richard Musgrave Prize
The Richard Musgrave Prize ( English Richard Musgrave Prize ) is a prize of the scientific journal National Tax Journal , the journal of the US National Tax Association .
The prize has been awarded annually since 1999 in memory of the German-American economist Richard Musgrave (1910–2007). It is intended to award the best article that appeared in the National Tax Journal (NTJ) in the same period last year.
The International Institute of Public Finance (IIPF) has been awarding an IIPF Peggy and Richard Musgrave Prize since 2003 for outstanding conference contributions by young scientists.
Award
Any article published in the March, June or September issue of the National Tax Journal is eligible for the award. These articles have undergone scientific peer review , which is not the case for the remaining December issue, which is a conference proceedings. The selection is made by the advisory editors of the NTJ.
Award winners
| year | Award winners | Title of the article |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jacob A. Mortenson , Heidi R. Schramm , Andrew Whitten | The Effects of Required Minimum Distribution Rules on Withdrawals from Traditional IRAs |
| 2018 | Trevor S. Gallen , Casey B. Mulligan | Wedges, Labor Market Behavior, and Health Insurance Coverage under the Affordable Care Act |
| 2017 | Philippe Wingender , Sara LaLumia | Income Effects on Maternal Labor Supply: Evidence from Child-Related Tax Benefits |
| 2016 | Alexander Gelber , Matthew Weinzierl | Optimal Taxation When Children's Abilities Depend on Parents' Resources |
| 2015 | Tim Dowd , Robert McClelland and Athiphat Muthitacharoen | New Evidence on the Tax Elasticity of Capital Gains |
| 2014 | Kalena E. Cortes and Andrew I. Friedson | Ranking up by Moving Out: The Effect of the Texas Top 10% Plan on Proverty Value |
| 2013 | H. Spencer Banzhaf and Wallace E. Oates | On Fiscal Illusion in Local Public Finance: Re-examining Richardian Equivalence and the Renter Effect |
| 2012 | Richard V. Burkhauser and Jeff Larrimore and Kosali I. Simon | A 'Second Opinion' on the Economics Health of the American Middle Class |
| 2011 | Wen Wang , William D. Duncombe, and John M. Yinger | School District Responses to Matching Aid Programs for Capital Facilities: A Case Study of New York's Building Aid Program. |
| 2010 | Katie Fitzpatrick and Jeffrey P. Thompson | The Interaction of Metropolitan Cost-of-Livng adn the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit: One Size Fits All? |
| 2009 | Sara LaLumia | The Earned Income Tax Credit and Reported Self-Employment Income |
| 2008 | Michael Lovenheim | How Far to the Border ?: The Extent and Impact of Cross-Border Casual Cigarette Smuggling |
| 2007 | Roger Gordon and Young Lee | Interest Rates, Taxes and Corporate Financial Policies |
| 2006 | Nathan B. Anderson | Beggar Thy Neighbor? Property Taxation of Vacation Homes |
| 2005 | Michale J. Brunetti | The Estate Tax and Charitable Bequests: Elasticity Estimates Using Probate Records |
| 2004 | David A. Weisbach | Taxation and Risk-Taking with Multiple Tax Rates |
| 2003 | Jonathan Gruber and Peter Orszag | Does the Social Security Earnings Test Affect Labor Supply and Benefits Receipt? |
| 2002 | Donald Bruce | Taxes and Entrepreneurial Endurance: Evidence from the Self-Employed |
| 2001 | Jan K. Brueckner and Luz A. Saavedra | Do Local Governments Engage in Strategic Property-Tax Competition? |
| 2000 | Harry Grubert and James Mackie | Must Financial Services Be Taxed Under a Consumption Tax? |
| 1999 | Timothy J. Besley and Harvey S. Rosen | Sales Taxes and Prices: An Empirical Analysis |