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Daniel J. Mitchell
Senior Fellow
Daniel J. Mitchell is a top expert on tax reform and supply-side tax policy. Mitchell is a strong advocate of a flat tax and international tax competition. Prior to joining Cato, Mitchell was a senior fellow with The Heritage Foundation, and an economist for Senator Bob Packwood and the Senate Finance Committee. He also served on the 1988 Bush/Quayle transition team and was Director of Tax and Budget Policy for Citizens for a Sound Economy. His articles can be found in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Investor's Business Daily, and Washington Times. He is a frequent guest on radio and television and a popular speaker on the lecture circuit. Mitchell holds bachelor's and master's degrees in economics from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: dmitchell@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
"International Tax Competition," Chapter 42 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
Global Tax Revolution: The Rise of Tax Competition and the Battle to Defend It (2008).
The Flat Tax: Freedom, Fairness, Jobs, and Growth (1996)
Cato Studies
"What Can the United States Learn from the Nordic Model?," Policy Analysis no. 603, November 5, 2007.
"Cut the Social Security Payroll Tax," Policy Analysis no. 129, March 8, 1990.
"Sequestration: Gramm-Rudman's Potent Weapon for Spending Restraint," Policy Analysis no. 119, April 24, 1989.
Articles and Newsletters
"This Is Fair?," Townhall Magazine, April 2009.
"The Iceland Tax System," Center for Freedom and Prosperity Policy Analysis, August 2007.
"Conversations: Daniel Mitchell and Chris Edwards," Tax Notes, July 30, 2007, pp. 353-357. (PDF, 630kb., 6 pp)
"Corporate Taxes: America Is Falling Behind," Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 48, July 2007. (PDF, 50kb., 2 pp)
"The Tax Gap Mirage," Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 44, March 2007. (PDF, 51kb., 2 pp)
Opinion and Commentary
"VATs Mean Big Government," The Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2009
"In Defense Of Tax Havens," Forbes, May 6, 2009
"Abolish the 'Death Tax'," USA Today, April 23, 2009
"The Fallacy That Government Creates Jobs," Pajamas Media, December 5, 2008
"Say No to the Auto Bailout," CNN.com, November 13, 2008
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Obama's Back-Door Tax Hike on American Workers," June 30, 2009
"Tax Oppression Index Ranks America in Bottom Half of Industrialized Nations," June 26, 2009
"Maine's Supply-Side Democrats," June 24, 2009
"President Obama Converts to Supply-Side Economics...Maybe...Sort of," June 18, 2009
"Prime Minister of Finland Commits Gaffe, Admits that Anti-Tax Competition Schemes Are Designed to Enable Higher Tax Burdens," June 17, 2009
Events
"Cato University," July 26-31, 2009 [Conference]
"Tax Havens Should Be Celebrated, Not Persecuted," March 23, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Obama's Fiscal Policies: Ignoring the Global Tax Revolution," January 15, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Do Government Spending and Tax Rebates Stimulate Growth?," December 18, 2008 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Economic Stimulus: Facts and Fiction," February 4, 2008 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
Speeches and Testimony
"Economic Stimulus: Budget Policy for a Strong Economy Over the Short- and Long-Term," Congressional Testimony, January 30, 2008.
Multimedia
Daniel J. Mitchell discusses the Franken factor on CNBC's Kudlow Report July 1, 2009 [Flash Video, 05:20]
Daniel J. Mitchell discusses health care on CNBC's Kudlow Report July 1, 2009 [Flash Video, 05:55]
Daniel J. Mitchell on cutting the Dept. of Education on CNBC's Street Signs June 22, 2009 [Flash Video, 07:10]
Daniel J. Mitchell on overhauling financial regulations on CNBC June 15, 2009 [Flash Video, 06:15]
Daniel J. Mitchell discusses tobacco on FBN's Bulls & Bears June 12, 2009 [Flash Video, 06:15]