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Nikhita Airi

Research Analyst

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Biography

Nikhita Airi is a research analyst in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. She graduated with honors from Reed College and holds a BA in economics.

Research Reports

Brief

Federal Budget and Economy
Lessons from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for an Inclusive Recovery from the Pandemic
Aravind Boddupalli, Nikhita Airi, Tracy Gordon, Solomon Greene

November 19, 2021
Brief

State and Local Issues
How Broad Are State Sales Tax Bases?
Nikhita Airi, Frank Sammartino

April 19, 2021
Brief

Individual Taxes
Designing an Effective and More Universal Charitable Deduction
C. Eugene Steuerle, Robert McClelland, Nikhita Airi, Chenxi Lu, Aravind Boddupalli

March 17, 2021
Brief

Individual Taxes
Extending the California Earned Income Tax Credit to Postsecondary Students
Elaine Maag, Nikhita Airi

March 3, 2021
Brief

Individual Taxes
Options to Increase the EITC for Workers Without Children at Home
Elaine Maag, Nikhita Airi

February 4, 2021
Brief

Individual Taxes
Extending the Earned Income Tax Credit to Students: A Comparison of Aid Policies
Elaine Maag, Nikhita Airi, Sandy Baum, Kim S. Rueben

December 17, 2020
Brief

Individual Taxes
Understanding the Maze of Recent Child and Work Incentive Proposals
Elaine Maag, Nikhita Airi

June 1, 2020
Brief

Individual Taxes
Extending the Earned Income Tax Credit: How the Economic Security Project’s Cost-of-Living Refund Would Affect Family Caregivers
Elaine Maag, Melissa M. Favreault, Nikhita Airi

January 30, 2020

From TaxVox

Individual Taxes
Effective Income Tax Rates Have Fallen for The Top One Percent Since World War II
September 15, 2021 –
While average effective tax rates barely changed in the US from 1945 to 2015, the average tax rates of high-income households fell sharply—from about 50...
Individual Taxes
Congress Must Redesign the Charitable Deduction: How to Do It Well
March 23, 2021 –
In 2017 and again in 2020, Congress made deficient—but temporary—changes to the federal income tax deduction for charitable giving. By significantly increasing the standard deduction,...
Individual Taxes
The Child Tax Credit Grows Up to Lift Millions of Children Out of Poverty
March 16, 2021 –
Last week, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law. And the Child Tax Credit (CTC) that began life in 1998 as a...
State and Local Issues
Congress Can Help State and Local Governments Prepare for a Rainy Day Without Repealing the SALT Cap
January 14, 2021 –
With Joe Biden in the White House and narrow control of the Congress, Democrats are likely to try to restore the full state and local...
Individual Taxes
Families Can Use the Child Care Tax Credit to Pay for Informal Day Care, But the System Can Be Improved
December 30, 2020 –
The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the face of child care.
State and Local Issues
Why Do States Tax Illegal Drugs?
November 18, 2020 –
Say you came into possession of some illegal drugs. What’s your next move? According to some states, you should immediately pay the state’s tax on...
Individual Taxes
COVID-19 Is Changing The Labor Market. Tax Policy Must Change Along With It.
October 13, 2020 –
The coronavirus recession has dealt a devastating blow to millions of US workers with consequences that could persist for years.
Effective Income Tax Rates Have Fallen For The Top One Percent Since World War II
January 6, 2020 –
For the individual income tax, effective tax rates — measured as federal income tax divided by adjusted gross income (AGI) —have fallen significantly over the...
TPC’s New Guide To The 2020 Presidential Candidates’ Tax Policy Proposals: We’re Keeping Track So You Don’t Have To.
December 12, 2019 –
More than 300 tax ideas explained