Senior Data Scientist

Aaron R. Williams

Aaron R. Williams is a senior data scientist in the Income and Benefits Policy Center and Program on Retirement Policy at the Urban Institute, where...
Principal Research Associate

Gordon B. Mermin

Gordon Mermin is a principal research associate in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center at the Urban Institute, where he focuses on the tax treatment of...
Director, Center Operations

Ragan Anderson

William J. Congdon

Eunice Yau

Senior Fellow

Robert McClelland

Robert McClelland is a senior fellow in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Previously, he worked in the tax analysis division of the Congressional Budget Office...
Federal Budget and Economy

What are the sources of revenue for the federal government?

Total revenues In fiscal year (FY) 2014 [1] the federal government collected revenues of $3 trillion—about 17.5 percent of GDP. Over the past 50 years,...
Individual Taxes

What is the child tax credit?

How the CTC Works Today Taxpayers can claim a tax credit of up to $1,000 for each child under age 17. The credit is reduced...
Individual Taxes

What is the earned income tax credit?

How the EITC Works The earned income tax credit (EITC) provides substantial support to low- and moderate-income working parents, but very little support to workers...
Individual Taxes

How does the tax system subsidize child care expenses?

The child and dependent care tax credit The child and dependent care tax credit (CDCTC) provides a credit worth between 20 and 35 percent of...

Taxes and the Family

Senior Communications Manager

John Buhl

John Buhl is a senior communications manager at the Urban Institute, where he oversees media and communications efforts for the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Prior...
Lead Data Scientist, Privacy and Data Security

Claire Bowen

Claire McKay Bowen is the lead data scientist for privacy and data security at the Urban Institute. Her research focuses on assessing the quality of...
Project Manager

Rebecca Quick

Rebecca Quick is a project manager in the Tax Policy Center, managing financial administration and monitoring, tracking, and communicating project deliverables to ensure proper implementation...

Jason DeBacker

Richard Evans

Research Assistant

Lillian Hunter

Lillian Hunter is a research assistant in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. She graduated magna cum laude from Bryn Mawr College with an AB in...

Mark J. Mazur

Mark Mazur left the Urban Institute in January 2021. Mark J. Mazur is the Robert C. Pozen director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and...
Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Intern

Sarah Calame

Sarah Calame is a 2020 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Intern in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Calame is a student at Brown University, where...
Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Intern

Jake Fisher

Jake Fisher is a 2021 Peter G. Peterson Foundation Fiscal Intern in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Fisher is a student at Columbia University, where...
Senior Fellow

Thornton Matheson

Thornton Matheson is a Senior Fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Her work currently focuses on business and environmental tax policy. She previously worked...
Director, Communications TPC

Lionel Foster

Lionel Foster left the Urban Institute in January 2021. Lionel Foster is director of communications for the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Before joining Urban, Foster...
Senior Fellow

Elaine Waxman

Elaine Waxman is a senior fellow in the Income and Benefits Policy Center at the Urban Institute. Her expertise includes food insecurity, nutrition and the...