Daniel Shaviro, NYU Professor of Taxation at NYU Law School, and I Discuss Inequality, Optimal Taxation, Tariffs, and Tax Reform

Economics Matters with Laurence Kotlikoff · Nov 14, 2025 · 1h 4m

Dan is the Wayne Perry Professor of Taxation at NYU Law School, is a graduate of Princeton University and Yale Law School. Before entering law teaching, he spent three years each in private practice, and at the Joint Congressional Committee on Taxation, where he worked on the Tax Reform Act of 1986. In 1987, Shaviro began his teaching career at the University of Chicago Law School, and he moved to NYU in 1995. In 2023, he received the National Tax Association’s Daniel M. Holland Medal, recognizing lifetime achievement in, and outstanding contributions to, public finance.

Shaviro’s scholarly…