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Daniel N. Shaviro is the Wayne Perry Professor of Taxation at NYU School of Law. He has dedicated his career to tax policy, fiscal policy, and the intersections of law, literature, and social science. Shaviro earned his JD from Yale Law School and his AB in History from Princeton University. Before his academic career, he worked in private practice and served on the Joint Congressional Committee on Taxation, where he contributed to the Tax Reform Act of 1986. He began teaching at the University of Chicago Law School in 1987 and moved to NYU Law in 1995. His scholarly work includes influential books such as 'Bonfires of the American Dream: American Rhetoric, Literature, and Film' (2022), 'Fixing International Taxation' (2014), and 'Decoding Corporate Tax' (2009). In 2023, he was awarded the National Tax Association's Daniel M. Holland Medal for his lifetime achievement in the study of public finance. At NYU Law, Professor Shaviro teaches various tax courses, including Corporate Tax, Foreign Tax, and Income Taxation, as well as the Tax Policy Public Finance Colloquium, offering students a chance to engage with cutting-edge tax policy issues.
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