Please join the Penn Wharton Budget Model (PWBM) for a private press briefing on the economic effects of President Biden’s recently-proposed infrastructure package, which includes $2.7 trillion in new spending as well as significant changes to taxes on businesses. PWBM experts Kent Smetters, Alex Arnon, and Marcos Dinerstein will present PWBM’s analysis of the budgetary and economic effects of the Biden proposals. The briefing will conclude with a 20-minute question and answer session.

This exclusive event is open only to members of the media. To RSVP, please contact Wharton Media Relations (communications@wharton.upenn.edu) with your name, email address, position, and press affiliation.

Speakers:

Kent Smetters, PWBM Faculty Director and Boettner Professor in the Department of Business Economics and Public Policy at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Alex Arnon, PWBM Associate Director of Policy Analysis

Marcos Dinerstein, PWBM Economist