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Subjecting online sales from out-of-state vendors to the same retail sales taxes imposed on in-state sales would raise more tax revenue in the states making this change while reducing the pro-online bias of current policy.

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Source: Clark Center Economic Experts Panel
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Responses weighted by each expert's confidence

Source: Clark Center Economic Experts Panel
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Participant University Vote Confidence Bio/Vote History
Acemoglu
Daron Acemoglu 		MIT
Agree
5
 Bio/Vote History
Alesina
Alberto Alesina 		Harvard Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Altonji
Joseph Altonji 		Yale
Strongly Agree
2
 Bio/Vote History
Auerbach
Alan Auerbach 		Berkeley
Strongly Agree
8
 Bio/Vote History
Autor
David Autor 		MIT
Strongly Agree
10
 Bio/Vote History
Papers by Goolsbee, Ellison and Ellison, and Einav and Levin show that this is unambiguously correct.
Baicker
Katherine Baicker 		University of Chicago
Agree
1
 Bio/Vote History
Bertrand
Marianne Bertrand 		Chicago
Agree
2
 Bio/Vote History
Chetty
Raj Chetty 		Harvard Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Chevalier
Judith Chevalier 		Yale
Strongly Agree
10
 Bio/Vote History
Currie
Janet Currie 		Princeton
Agree
7
 Bio/Vote History
Cutler
David Cutler 		Harvard
Strongly Agree
6
 Bio/Vote History
Deaton
Angus Deaton 		Princeton
Agree
5
 Bio/Vote History
Duffie
Darrell Duffie 		Stanford
Agree
2
 Bio/Vote History
I don't know whether some states have been consciously "pro on line." I don't follow this policy area.
Edlin
Aaron Edlin 		Berkeley Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Eichengreen
Barry Eichengreen 		Berkeley
Agree
5
 Bio/Vote History
Fair
Ray Fair 		Yale
Strongly Agree
5
 Bio/Vote History
Goldberg
Pinelopi Goldberg 		Yale Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Goldin
Claudia Goldin 		Harvard
Strongly Agree
6
 Bio/Vote History
Goolsbee
Austan Goolsbee 		Chicago
Strongly Agree
8
 Bio/Vote History
Greenstone
Michael Greenstone 		University of Chicago Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Hall
Robert Hall 		Stanford Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Holmström
Bengt Holmström 		MIT Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Hoxby
Caroline Hoxby 		Stanford Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Judd
Kenneth Judd 		Stanford
Agree
8
 Bio/Vote History
Kashyap
Anil Kashyap 		Chicago Booth
Agree
7
 Bio/Vote History
Leveling the playing field & raising money is good policy; rationalizing the many jurisdictions & various tax rates would be good too.
Klenow
Pete Klenow 		Stanford
Agree
3
 Bio/Vote History

-see background information here
Lazear
Edward Lazear 		Stanford
Agree
7
 Bio/Vote History
Levin
Jonathan Levin 		Stanford Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Maskin
Eric Maskin 		Harvard
Agree
7
 Bio/Vote History
Nordhaus
William Nordhaus 		Yale
No Opinion
 Bio/Vote History
Obstfeld
Maurice Obstfeld 		Berkeley
Agree
5
 Bio/Vote History
Saez
Emmanuel Saez 		Berkeley
Strongly Agree
7
 Bio/Vote History
Scheinkman
José Scheinkman 		Columbia University
Strongly Agree
8
 Bio/Vote History
Schmalensee
Richard Schmalensee 		MIT
Strongly Agree
8
 Bio/Vote History
Pretty hard to disagree with the question as phrased.
Shin
Hyun Song Shin 		Princeton
Agree
5
 Bio/Vote History
Stock
James Stock 		Harvard Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History
Stokey
Nancy Stokey 		University of Chicago
Agree
8
 Bio/Vote History
Thaler
Richard Thaler 		Chicago Booth
Agree
6
 Bio/Vote History
Seems right to level the playing field.
Udry
Christopher Udry 		Northwestern
Strongly Agree
8
 Bio/Vote History
Zingales
Luigi Zingales 		Chicago Booth Did Not Answer Bio/Vote History

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