Research

Journal articles

Implications of Alternative Designs of the Child Tax Credit

Microsimulation

Child tax credit

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (available to download

with Elaine Maag and Sophie Collyer

The Impact of Annual Changes in Family Structure and Income on Tax Credits

Microsimulation

Child tax credit

IRS Research Bulletin: Proceedings of the 2023 IRS-TPC Research Conference (available to download)

with Elaine Maag and Lillian Hunter

Moving Forward with the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit: Analysis of Proposals to Expand Refundable Tax Credits

Microsimulation

Child tax credit

Earned income tax credit

National Tax Journal (requires subscription)

with Elaine Maag

Interactives

The American Affordability Tracker: Data on Americans’ finances and everyday costs

State and local

Where the 2020 Presidential Candidates Stand on Tax Policy

Blogs

Phasing Out Paper Refund Checks This Tax Season Could Delay Refunds For Some

with Elaine Maag

Proposed SALT Cap Increase Is An Expensive Boost For Few Communities

Fiscal federalism

Tipped Workers, Their Income Taxes, and States

Survey analysis

Fiscal federalism

with Lillian Hunter

State and Local Government Jobs Still Haven’t Recovered from the Pandemic

Survey analysis

State and local

with Sadie Bograd

Which States Tax Student Loan Forgiveness, and Why Is It So Complicated?

Fiscal federalism

State and local

with Lillian Hunter

Why Do State Tax Illegal Drugs?

State and local

with Aravind Boddupalli

Reports

Local Communities’ Benefit from the SALT Deduction: Considerations for the 2025 Tax Debate

Fiscal federalism

State and local

How the American Rescue Plan’s Temporary EITC Expansion Impacted Workers Without Children

Earned income tax credit

Refundable tax credits

The Future of Commercial Real Estate and City Budgets

State and local

Constructing a Child Tax Credit That Fits Every State

Refundable tax credits

Child tax credit

State and local

How Do Financial Attitudes and Preferences Vary among Latine Consumers?

Survey analysis

Understanding Yearly Changes in Family Structure on Income and Their Impact on Tax Credits

Refundable tax credits

Microsimulation

Helping New Mothers Understand the Benefits of Filing Taxes

Survey analysis

Comparing Plans to Reduce Child Poverty: the Family Security Act 2.0 Framework and the Expanded Child Tax Credit

Microsimulation

Refundable tax credits

Child tax credit

How Well Can Limited Data Predict Annual Tax Credits: The Importance of the Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, and An Option for Advancing Credits

Refundable tax credits

The Pros and Cons of Cannabis Taxes

State and local

Understanding How Infrastructure Bill Dollars Affect Your Community

State and local

Fiscal federalism

Tracking Federal Economic Recovery Funds to Communities

State and local

Fiscal federalism

Lessons from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for an Inclusive Recovery from the Pandemic

State and local

Fiscal federalism

How Broad are State Sales Tax Bases?

State and local

Designing an Effective and More Universal Charitable Deduction

Microsimulation

Extending the California Earned Income Tax Credit to Postsecondary Students

Microsimulation

Earned income tax credit

Refundable tax credits

Options to Increase the EITC for Workers Without Children at Home

Microsimulation

Earned income tax credit

Refundable tax credits

Extending the Earned Income Tax Credit to Students: A Comparison of Aid Policies

Microsimulation

Earned income tax credit

Refundable tax credits

Extending the Earned Income Tax Credit: How the Economic Security Project’s Cost-of-Living Refund Would Affect Family Caregivers

Microsimulation

Earned income tax credit

Refundable tax credits

Examining the Effects of Fiscal Rules on Systematic State-level Tax Revenue Forecasting Error (Reed College Senior Thesis)

State and local