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Chris Edwards
Director of Tax Policy Studies
Chris Edwards is the director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute and a top expert on federal and state tax and budget issues. Before joining Cato in 2001, Edwards was senior economist on the congressional Joint Economic Committee examining tax, budget, and entrepreneurship issues. Previously, he was a consultant and manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers and an economist with the Tax Foundation. Edwards' articles on tax and budget policies have appeared in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, Investor's Business Daily, and other newspapers. He is the author of Downsizing the Federal Government and co-author of Global Tax Revolution. He holds a B.A. and M.A. in economics.
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E-Mail: cedwards@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
Global Tax Revolution: The Rise of Tax Competition and the Battle to Defend It (2008).
Downsizing the Federal Government (November 2005).
"Cutting Federal Spending," Chapter 4 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"Fiscal Federalism," Chapter 5 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"Privatization," Chapter 6 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
Cato Studies
"Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors: 2008," Policy Analysis no. 624, October 20, 2008.
"Federal Aid to the States: Historical Cause of Government Growth and Bureaucracy," Policy Analysis no. 593, May 22, 2007.
"Options for Tax Reform," Policy Analysis no. 536, February 24, 2005.
"Downsizing the Federal Government," Policy Analysis no. 515, June 2, 2004.
"War between the Generations: Federal Spending on the Elderly Set to Explode," by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven, Policy Analysis no. 488, September 16, 2003.
Articles and Newsletters
"Public Sector Unions and the Rising Costs of Employee Compensation," Cato Journal, Winter 2010.
"National Academy Fiscal Future Report," Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 60, January 2010. (PDF, 57kb., 2 pp)
"Employee Compensation in State and Local Governments," Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 59, January 2010. (PDF, 80kb., 3 pp)
"Do Budget Shortfalls Mean States Must Raise Taxes?," CQ Researcher, September 11, 2009
"Will Obama Raise Middle-Class Taxes to Fund Health Care?," by Michael D. Tanner and Chris Edwards, Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 57, June 2009. (PDF, 38kb., 2 pp)
Opinion and Commentary
"Obama's Budget and the $1 Trillion Mistake," National Review (Online), February 1, 2010
"Fiscal Task Force a Turkey," National Review (Online), November 27, 2009
"Federal Programs Suffer from Fraud, Cost Overruns," Philadelphia Inquirer, October 11, 2009
"Obama's Treasure Hunt," Tax Notes, September 9, 2009
"Free the Mails," by Chris Edwards and Tad DeHaven, American Spectator, August 28, 2009
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Five Decades of Federal Spending," February 1, 2010
"Karl Rove's Spending," January 29, 2010
"Obama's Spending Freeze," January 26, 2010
"Federal Subsidy Programs Top 2,000!," January 25, 2010
"Vermont's Education Spending," January 19, 2010
Events
"Would a Deficit Task Force Fix the Budget or Punish Taxpayers?," December 15, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"The Case for Tax Competition, Fiscal Sovereignty, and Financial Privacy," October 20, 2009 [Conference]
"Obama's Blueprint for Growing the Welfare State," March 31, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Obama's Fiscal Policies: Ignoring the Global Tax Revolution," January 15, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Taxation in Colonial America," May 8, 2008 [Book Forum]
Speeches and Testimony
Energy Efficiency: Can Tax Incentives Reduce Consumption?, Congressional Testimony, May 24, 2007.
The Federal Tax Gap, Congressional Testimony, February 16, 2007.
America's Public Debt: How Do We Keep It From Rising?, Congressional Testimony, September 28, 2006.
The State of the Economy and the Budget, Congressional Testimony, September 28, 2006.
Transparency and Control: Improving Financial Management in Congress, Congressional Testimony, May 25, 2006.
Multimedia
Chris Edwards discusses Obama's 2010 budget on The C4 Show February 2, 2010 [Flash Audio, 05:06]
Chris Edwards discusses Obama's 2010 budget on CBC News February 1, 2010 [Flash Video, 02:36]
Chris Edwards discusses Obama's 2010 budget on WIBA's Upfront with Vicki McKenna February 1, 2010 [Flash Audio, 17:25]
"Obama's Fiscal Right Fake" featuring Chris Edwards, January 27, 2010 [Flash Audio, 06:49]
"Bush's Budget-Busting Binge" featuring Chris Edwards, January 25, 2010 [Flash Audio, 06:42]
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