Public Finance
We seek to advance tax and budget policies that promote both fiscal stability for government and economic opportunity, mobility, and security for all.
We Work In
Structural dysfunction in Congress, special interests, and increasing political polarization have created significant hurdles to adopting tax and budget systems that achieve these goals.
That’s why we support and share high quality research that helps policymakers craft smart, sustainable, and equitable legislative solutions grounded in evidence and data. This means identifying issue areas ripe for reform, generating the best analysis and insights, and ensuring the work reaches those who can make an impact.
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Five Ways to Prevent Fraud in the Next Emergency
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Fiscal Sustainability
Five Ways to Prevent Fraud in the Next Emergency
Op-Ed
Program Integrity
The U.S. Government is Now the World’s Largest Financial Institution. What Are the Risks?
What to Watch in Public Finance, Higher Education, Infrastructure, Democracy, and Contraceptive Choice and Access for 2024
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Federal Tax Policy
What to Watch in Public Finance, Higher Education, Infrastructure, Democracy, and Contraceptive Choice and Access for 2024
Look Ahead
The Rise of U.S. Government Lending: Emergency Response or the New Normal?
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Program Integrity
The Rise of U.S. Government Lending: Emergency Response or the New Normal?
23 Stories of Transformative Policymaking from 2023
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Policing
23 Stories of Transformative Policymaking from 2023
Year in Review
Federal Tax Policy
Supreme Court Case Plays with “Enriched Uranium”
Federal Tax Policy
The SCOTUS Case That Could Upend the United States Tax Code
