One of my favorite activities is talking to people outside of the academy about ongoing public finance issues. Here, I list a selection of such interactions that were intended for public consumption. Please note that my thoughts shared here are all my own opinions and that my opinions often change with new information. If you’d like to know my current thoughts on these discussions or related topics, feel free to email me at danielgg@wharton.upenn.edu.
Interviews, Congressional Testimony, Public Presentations, etc.
- (2026) Testimony in the NJ Joint Environment and Energy Committee hearings about NJ PACT-REAL rules. NJ Monitor coverage. audio.
- (2026) NPR WHYY Studio 2: “The Big Fix: Revamping the American tax code.” audio and video.
- (2025) Brookings, 14th annual Municipal Finance Conference (Day 2). Discussing the labeling of ‘green’ bonds. video.
- (2024) Wharton Business Daily. Discussing new research on how U.S. workers are impacted by international taxation. audio.
- (2023) National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems Legislative Conference: “Financial Costs of Anti-ESG Policies.” presentation slides.
- (2022) NPR Planet Money: “ESG bans cost Texas.” transcript and audio.
Some media coverage of my research
Note: Wharton coverage of my research is separately listed at my Knowledge@Wharton page.
- Study questions impact of tax cuts for multinationals on workers, Accounting Today – 7/29/2024
- Texas ban on ‘woke’ bank opens the door for smaller firms, The Wall Street Journal – 5/4/2024
- JPMorgan Targeted by Republican States Over Accusations of Religious Bias, The Wall Street Journal – 5/13/2023
- The cost of “anti-woke” policies to Texas taxpayers, Axios – 2/27/2023
- Anti-environmental investing law costing Texas taxpayers $445 million a year, Environment Texas – 2/9/2023
- Boycotting comes with a cost, Politico – 1/12/2023
- The Economic, Revenue, and Distributional Effects of Permanent 100 Percent Bonus Depreciation, Tax Foundation – 8/30/2022
- Texas Feels Ripple Effects From Green Investment Ban, The Austin Chronicle – 8/8/2022
- How Republicans Are ‘Weaponizing’ Public Office Against Climate Action, The New York Times – 8/5/2022
- Texas crackdown on banks that ‘discriminate’ against guns backfires, costing taxpayers up to $500M, The Houston Chronicle – 7/22/2022
- Republicans threaten Wall Street over climate positions, The Washington Post – 7/12/2022
- Anti-ESG laws have pushed up cost of borrowing for Texas Municipalities, study finds, Responsible Investor – 6/23/2022
- Texas firearm, fossil fuel laws shrink underwriter base, The Bond Buyer – 6/17/2022
- Texas’ Wall Street Showdown Costing Cities Hundreds of Millions, Bloomberg – 6/12/2022
- Empirical Evidence Shows Expensing Leads to More Investment and Higher Employment, Tax Foundation – 5/19/2020
Other public finance news on which I provide some commentary
- Millionaire Sen. Dave McCormick favors Pa. ‘muni’ bonds as tax shelter, WHYY – 8/27/2025