Dr. Jason Oh

Professor

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Biography

Professor Jason Oh specializes in tax policy and public finance. He has written extensively about how politics and institutions shape tax and budgetary policy and has testified in front of the House Ways and Means Committee of the U.S. Congress on issues related to tax policy and inequality. He is also a frequent commentator on tax and public finance issues, appearing on NBC Nightly News, Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal, CNN, and NPR. Professor Oh's research explores fiscal instruments designed to respond to international tax evasion, specifically adapting to types of assets and closely-held businesses. His articles have been published in esteemed journals such as NYU Law Review, Penn Law Review, Iowa Law Review, and Tax Law Review. He teaches courses on Federal Income Taxation and Taxation of Business Enterprises and serves as the faculty coordinator for the UCLA Colloquium on Tax Policy & Public Finance. Before joining UCLA, he was an Acting Assistant Professor of Tax Law at NYU Law School and worked as a tax attorney at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, focusing on the tax implications of complex mergers and acquisitions. In 2021, Professor Oh was appointed the inaugural Lowell Milken Chair in Law.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2012-01-01 — Present

University of California, Los Angeles • Los Angeles, CA

Teaches Federal Income Taxation and Taxation of Business Enterprises.

Acting Assistant Professor of Tax Law

2010-01-01 — 2012-01-01

New York University School of Law • New York, NY

Taught tax law and contributed to research in the field.

Awards

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Lowell Milken Chair, Law

2021-01-01

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.