Washington D.C. Luncheon Economic Effects of an Employer Compensation Expense Tax on New York Small Businesses

SPEAKERS

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  Michael Chow

  NFIB Research Center

  Michael J. Chow is Lead Data Analyst/Economist for the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Research Center. Prior to joining NFIB, Michael briefly served in government by working at the President’s Council of Economic Advisers in the White House and for the Office of the Chief Economist in the Department of Labor under Secretary Chao. A recipient of the NABE Abramson Scroll and the NABE Contributed Paper Award, both of which are awarded by the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) for outstanding papers in the field of business economics, Michael has been invited to present research at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and at the NABE annual meeting. He holds a B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University, an M.Sc. in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics, and an M.A. in Applied Economics from the Johns Hopkins University.

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  Paul Bettencourt

  NFIB Research Center

  Paul Bettencourt is a Policy Analyst at the NFIB Research Center, where he synthesizes and communicates research about public policy issues affecting small businesses. He also assists in the production of the monthly Small Business Economic Trends survey. He was previously an International Trade Analyst at TradeMoves, LLC, a small consulting firm in the Washington, DC area. He has undergraduate degrees in International Studies and Economics from American University and is a current evening student at the Georgetown University Law Center.