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Monday, November 9, 2009
 
 
SCHOLARS & FELLOWS
 
Alan D. Viard
Resident Scholar
 
 
RESOURCES
 
 
RESEARCH AREAS
 
  • Federal tax and budget policy
  • Social Security
Contact E-mail: aviard@aei.org Phone: 202-419-5202 Fax: 202-862-7177 Assistant: Amy Roden Assistant E-mail: amy.roden@aei.org Assistant Phone: 202-862-5912   Biography
 
Alan Viard was a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and an assistant professor of economics at Ohio State University prior to joining AEI. He has also worked for the Treasury Department's Office of Tax Analysis, the White House's Council of Economic Advisers, and the Joint Committee on Taxation of the U.S. Congress. Mr. Viard is also a frequent contributor to AEI's Tax Policy Outlook.
 
Experience
  • Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, 1998-2006
  • Visiting Scholar, Office of Tax Analysis, Treasury Department, 2005
  • Senior Economist, President's Council of Economic Advisers, 2003-2004
  • Assistant Professor of Economics, Ohio State University, 1990-98
  • Economist, Joint Committee on Taxation, U.S. Congress, 1992-93
 
Education
 
Ph.D., M.A., economics, Harvard University
B.A., economics, Yale University
 
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Articles and Commentary [List all]

A discussion of the possibility of replacing the California sales tax and personal and corporate income taxes with a broad-based consumption-oriented retail sales tax.

Economic analysis provides partial, but not complete, support for proposals to broaden the corporate tax base and lower the statutory tax rate.

Twenty-five changes to personal and business income taxes could improve the simplicity, efficiency, and fairness of the income tax system.

 
Books Tax Policy Lessons from the 2000s

This volume is an invaluable guide for policymakers facing important decisions about environmental taxation, marginal tax rates, dividend taxation, and the taxation of business investment.

 
Events [List all] How to Simplify the Code for Low-Income Taxpayers

At this AEI event, Representative Tom Petri (R-Wisc.) will discuss the combined impact of low-income tax credits on work incentives.

Repatriation Tax Holiday: What Have We Learned?

Dhammika Dharmapala will present the results from his recent paper on the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.

Tax Policy Lessons from the 2000s

Panelists will provide an overview of the book and its implications for current policy issues.

 
 
Speeches and Testimony [List all] Climate Change Legislation: Allowance and Revenue Distribution

The environmental effects of cap and trade with free allocation are similar to those of a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade program with auction of allowances. Unfortunately, the economic consequences are much less benign.

Middle-Class Tax Cuts

Congress faces critical decisions about middle-class tax relief in the next two years.

Testimony on Economic Stimulus

Most of the appropriated spending included in the stimulus package moving through Congress will occur too slowly to provide an effective stimulus to aggregate demand.