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Caleb Quakenbush

Research Associate I

Ultimately, my hope is to be a part of promoting policy design that is fiscally sustainable, treats people fairly no matter their circumstances, and creates and protects opportunity for all. It is a privilege to work with a team devoted to providing careful analysis and reliable data that educates the public and gives policymakers trustworthy information for making evidence-backed choices in an ever-changing society.

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Federal Budget and Economy

Today's Unsustainable Budget Policy: A Recount

Although the recently passed American Taxpayer Relief Act instituted meaningful deficit reduction relative to previous policy, it still left the budget a far distance from any sustainable path. Under a plausible scenario, deficits never fall below 3.4 percent of GDP and rise to 5.4 percent of...

January 29, 2013
C. Eugene SteuerleBenjamin H. HarrisCaleb Quakenbush
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Individual Taxes

How Marginal Tax Rates Affect Families at Various Levels of Poverty

High marginal tax rates can make moving above poverty very difficult for low-income families. These high tax rates result from increasing direct taxes and decreasing transfer payments. A single parent with two children who increases her wages from poverty-level to 150 percent of poverty-level...

December 19, 2012
Elaine MaagC. Eugene SteuerleCaleb QuakenbushRitadhi Chakravarti
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Individual Taxes

Are Pension Reforms Helping States Attract and Retain the Best Workers?

Recent budget pressures have led many states to cut future pension benefits for state workers. Using New Jersey as a case study, this report describes how these reforms ignore larger employee recruitment and retention issues for today's more mobile workforce. State retirement plans generally do...

July 16, 2012
Richard W. JohnsonC. Eugene SteuerleCaleb Quakenbush