2019 NTA Spring Symposium Survey

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* 1. Overall, what is your level of satisfaction with the Spring Symposium?

Excellent

Good

Neutral

Fair

Poor

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* 2. The Spring Symposium offers attendees a number of different opportunities. Please rank the following conference opportunities on a scale of 1 – 6, 1 indicates the opportunity you value most, 6 indicates the opportunity you value the least.

Catching up on the latest research

Catching up on the current policy debate

Learning things that I can use in my job

Meeting and talking with people with similar research interests

Reconnecting with friends and colleagues

Gathering information and ideas for future research

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* 3. How important were the following in your decision to attend the Spring Symposium?

	Very Important	Somewhat Important	Neutral	Somewhat Unimportant	Not At All Important
Conference registration fee	Conference registration fee Very Important	Conference registration fee Somewhat Important	Conference registration fee Neutral	Conference registration fee Somewhat Unimportant	Conference registration fee Not At All Important
Travel and hotel cost	Travel and hotel cost Very Important	Travel and hotel cost Somewhat Important	Travel and hotel cost Neutral	Travel and hotel cost Somewhat Unimportant	Travel and hotel cost Not At All Important
Luncheon speakers	Luncheon speakers Very Important	Luncheon speakers Somewhat Important	Luncheon speakers Neutral	Luncheon speakers Somewhat Unimportant	Luncheon speakers Not At All Important
Session speakers	Session speakers Very Important	Session speakers Somewhat Important	Session speakers Neutral	Session speakers Somewhat Unimportant	Session speakers Not At All Important
Location	Location Very Important	Location Somewhat Important	Location Neutral	Location Somewhat Unimportant	Location Not At All Important
Sessions that I expected would be of high quality	Sessions that I expected would be of high quality Very Important	Sessions that I expected would be of high quality Somewhat Important	Sessions that I expected would be of high quality Neutral	Sessions that I expected would be of high quality Somewhat Unimportant	Sessions that I expected would be of high quality Not At All Important
Sessions that were closely linked to my interests	Sessions that were closely linked to my interests Very Important	Sessions that were closely linked to my interests Somewhat Important	Sessions that were closely linked to my interests Neutral	Sessions that were closely linked to my interests Somewhat Unimportant	Sessions that were closely linked to my interests Not At All Important
Sessions on topics relevant to current policy debate	Sessions on topics relevant to current policy debate Very Important	Sessions on topics relevant to current policy debate Somewhat Important	Sessions on topics relevant to current policy debate Neutral	Sessions on topics relevant to current policy debate Somewhat Unimportant	Sessions on topics relevant to current policy debate Not At All Important

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* 4. Please rate the quality of the sessions from the Spring Symposium.

	Excellent	Good	Fair	Poor	N/A
Uncertainty, Opening Panel Discussion	Uncertainty, Opening Panel Discussion Excellent	Uncertainty, Opening Panel Discussion Good	Uncertainty, Opening Panel Discussion Fair	Uncertainty, Opening Panel Discussion Poor	Uncertainty, Opening Panel Discussion N/A
Unfunded Retirement Liabilities	Unfunded Retirement Liabilities Excellent	Unfunded Retirement Liabilities Good	Unfunded Retirement Liabilities Fair	Unfunded Retirement Liabilities Poor	Unfunded Retirement Liabilities N/A
Thursday Luncheon, Lael Brainard	Thursday Luncheon, Lael Brainard Excellent	Thursday Luncheon, Lael Brainard Good	Thursday Luncheon, Lael Brainard Fair	Thursday Luncheon, Lael Brainard Poor	Thursday Luncheon, Lael Brainard N/A
TCJA's International Provisions--Reflections on the First Year	TCJA's International Provisions--Reflections on the First Year Excellent	TCJA's International Provisions--Reflections on the First Year Good	TCJA's International Provisions--Reflections on the First Year Fair	TCJA's International Provisions--Reflections on the First Year Poor	TCJA's International Provisions--Reflections on the First Year N/A
Overlapping Generations Model Roundtable: Model Comparisons from a Stylized Social Security Experiment	Overlapping Generations Model Roundtable: Model Comparisons from a Stylized Social Security Experiment Excellent	Overlapping Generations Model Roundtable: Model Comparisons from a Stylized Social Security Experiment Good	Overlapping Generations Model Roundtable: Model Comparisons from a Stylized Social Security Experiment Fair	Overlapping Generations Model Roundtable: Model Comparisons from a Stylized Social Security Experiment Poor	Overlapping Generations Model Roundtable: Model Comparisons from a Stylized Social Security Experiment N/A
Alternative Revenue Sources and Sin Taxes	Alternative Revenue Sources and Sin Taxes Excellent	Alternative Revenue Sources and Sin Taxes Good	Alternative Revenue Sources and Sin Taxes Fair	Alternative Revenue Sources and Sin Taxes Poor	Alternative Revenue Sources and Sin Taxes N/A
State and Local Sales Taxes in the Post-Wayfair Era	State and Local Sales Taxes in the Post-Wayfair Era Excellent	State and Local Sales Taxes in the Post-Wayfair Era Good	State and Local Sales Taxes in the Post-Wayfair Era Fair	State and Local Sales Taxes in the Post-Wayfair Era Poor	State and Local Sales Taxes in the Post-Wayfair Era N/A
Friday Luncheon, Dana Trier	Friday Luncheon, Dana Trier Excellent	Friday Luncheon, Dana Trier Good	Friday Luncheon, Dana Trier Fair	Friday Luncheon, Dana Trier Poor	Friday Luncheon, Dana Trier N/A
Digital Taxes	Digital Taxes Excellent	Digital Taxes Good	Digital Taxes Fair	Digital Taxes Poor	Digital Taxes N/A

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* 5. Which sessions were most relevant in your day to day work?

	Very Relevant	Relevant	Somewhat Relevant	Not Relevant	N/A
Uncertainty, Opening Panel Discussion	Uncertainty, Opening Panel Discussion Very Relevant	Uncertainty, Opening Panel Discussion Relevant	Uncertainty, Opening Panel Discussion Somewhat Relevant	Uncertainty, Opening Panel Discussion Not Relevant	Uncertainty, Opening Panel Discussion N/A
Unfunded Retirement Liabilities	Unfunded Retirement Liabilities Very Relevant	Unfunded Retirement Liabilities Relevant	Unfunded Retirement Liabilities Somewhat Relevant	Unfunded Retirement Liabilities Not Relevant	Unfunded Retirement Liabilities N/A
Thursday Luncheon, Lael Brainard	Thursday Luncheon, Lael Brainard Very Relevant	Thursday Luncheon, Lael Brainard Relevant	Thursday Luncheon, Lael Brainard Somewhat Relevant	Thursday Luncheon, Lael Brainard Not Relevant	Thursday Luncheon, Lael Brainard N/A
TCJA's International Provisions--Reflections on the First Year	TCJA's International Provisions--Reflections on the First Year Very Relevant	TCJA's International Provisions--Reflections on the First Year Relevant	TCJA's International Provisions--Reflections on the First Year Somewhat Relevant	TCJA's International Provisions--Reflections on the First Year Not Relevant	TCJA's International Provisions--Reflections on the First Year N/A
Overlapping Generations Model Roundtable: Model Comparisons from a Stylized Social Security Experiment	Overlapping Generations Model Roundtable: Model Comparisons from a Stylized Social Security Experiment Very Relevant	Overlapping Generations Model Roundtable: Model Comparisons from a Stylized Social Security Experiment Relevant	Overlapping Generations Model Roundtable: Model Comparisons from a Stylized Social Security Experiment Somewhat Relevant	Overlapping Generations Model Roundtable: Model Comparisons from a Stylized Social Security Experiment Not Relevant	Overlapping Generations Model Roundtable: Model Comparisons from a Stylized Social Security Experiment N/A
Alternative Revenue Sources and Sin Taxes	Alternative Revenue Sources and Sin Taxes Very Relevant	Alternative Revenue Sources and Sin Taxes Relevant	Alternative Revenue Sources and Sin Taxes Somewhat Relevant	Alternative Revenue Sources and Sin Taxes Not Relevant	Alternative Revenue Sources and Sin Taxes N/A
State and Local Sales Taxes in the Post-Wayfair Era	State and Local Sales Taxes in the Post-Wayfair Era Very Relevant	State and Local Sales Taxes in the Post-Wayfair Era Relevant	State and Local Sales Taxes in the Post-Wayfair Era Somewhat Relevant	State and Local Sales Taxes in the Post-Wayfair Era Not Relevant	State and Local Sales Taxes in the Post-Wayfair Era N/A
Friday Luncheon, Dana Trier	Friday Luncheon, Dana Trier Very Relevant	Friday Luncheon, Dana Trier Relevant	Friday Luncheon, Dana Trier Somewhat Relevant	Friday Luncheon, Dana Trier Not Relevant	Friday Luncheon, Dana Trier N/A
Digital Taxes	Digital Taxes Very Relevant	Digital Taxes Relevant	Digital Taxes Somewhat Relevant	Digital Taxes Not Relevant	Digital Taxes N/A

2019 NTA Spring Symposium Survey

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* 1. Overall, what is your level of satisfaction with the Spring Symposium?

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* 2. The Spring Symposium offers attendees a number of different opportunities. Please rank the following conference opportunities on a scale of 1 – 6, 1 indicates the opportunity you value most, 6 indicates the opportunity you value the least.

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* 3. How important were the following in your decision to attend the Spring Symposium?

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* 4. Please rate the quality of the sessions from the Spring Symposium.

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* 5. Which sessions were most relevant in your day to day work?

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* 6. Are you planning on attending the 2020 Spring Symposium?

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* 7. Please leave any general comments about the Spring Symposium that would help us improve future Spring Symposia.