The 16th Annual Behavioral Tax Symposium will be held in-person at the Churchill Hotel in the DuPont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on Friday and Saturday, June 7 – 8, 2024. The goal of the Symposium is to bring together scholars working on current topics in tax judgment and decision making.
A unique feature of this Symposium is that participants may present research proposals in addition to completed manuscripts. This allows researchers to receive feedback on their theory and research designs prior to collecting data – the time at which feedback is most useful for researchers running experiments.
The Symposium will be a full day Friday (starting after breakfast) and a shorter day Saturday (ending early-afternoon). Please plan to arrive in the region Thursday and either fly home in the evening Saturday or stay in town to enjoy the city. The conference hotel is located on a Metro line that will take you right into the heart of the city. The program will offer sessions for both proposals and completed manuscripts as well as sessions dedicated to the discussion of future research.
Participation by both faculty members and Ph.D. students is welcome. The registration fee includes lunch and dinner on Friday and lunch on Saturday. Breakfast is included in the room rate for those staying at the conference hotel..
Call for Proposals
Proposals will be accepted until April 21. Access the call for proposals here.
Doctoral Student Participation
To facilitate participation by doctoral students, doctoral students can register at a discounted rate of $125. Financial assistance to help defray the costs of lodging for doctoral students also may be available for those students whose schools are unable to cover the full cost of attendance. For information about financial assistance, please contact Anne Magro at amagro@gmu.edu.
Agenda
Where to Stay
The Symposium hotel is guaranteed through May 15.
A block of rooms will be reserved for BTS attendees at the Churchill Hotel (1914 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington D.C. 20009). The $185 conference rate includes breakfast. The Churchill is a 10-minute walk from the DuPont Circle Metro station on the Red Line. The area hosts numerous other hotels as well. Book now.
Arrival and Transportation
Nearby Airports
- Ronald Reagan International Airport (DCA) - 20 minute drive (7 miles)
- Dulles International Airport (IAD) - 40 minute drive (30 miles)
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) - 65 minute drive (34 miles)
Metro
The Churchill Hotel is accessible on the Metro Red Line. You may use the Metro from either Reagan or Dulles airports to reach the hotel, but you will have to change trains at Metro Center.
Obtaining Metro Card: To use the Washington, D.C. metro system (bus or rail) you must purchase either a physical or digital SmarTrip card.
- Physical SmarTrip Card: A plastic, re-loadable SmarTrip card can be purchased at a kiosk in any metro station.
- Digital SmarTrip Card: A digital, re-loadable SmartTrip card can be accessed on your mobile device by downloading the SmartTrip app.
Volunteer to Review
Submitted proposal and manuscripts are reviewed by two referees. If you would like to volunteer to help review submissions, please contact Amy Hageman at hagemana@ksu.edu. Reviewers are typically sent 2 submissions to review shortly after the submission deadline and are asked to return their feedback in 10 days.
Registration
Registration is now open!
Topics
We thank PwC for their generous support of the Behavioral Tax Symposium