Chris Edwards

Director of Tax Policy Studies
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Chris Edwards is the director of tax policy studies at Cato and editor of www.DownsizingGovernment.org. He is a top expert on federal and state tax and budget issues. Before joining Cato, Edwards was a senior economist on the congressional Joint Economic Committee, a manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers, and an economist with the Tax Foundation. Edwards has testified to Congress on fiscal issues many times, and his articles on tax and budget policies have appeared in the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, and other major newspapers. He is the author of Downsizing the Federal Government and co-author of Global Tax Revolution. Edwards holds a B.A. and M.A. in economics, and he was a member of the Fiscal Future Commission of the National Academy of Sciences.

More from Chris Edwards

Commentary

Six Reasons to Keep Capital Gains Tax Rates Low

Investors.com. December 28, 2012.

Electric Guitars: Capitalism Built That

Daily Caller. October 19, 2012.

The Best and Worst Governors on Growth

The Wall Street Journal. October 9, 2012.

Studies

Advantages of Low Capital Gains Tax Rates

Tax and Budget Bulletin. December 27, 2012.

Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors: 2012

White Paper. October 9, 2012.

Federal Aid-to-State Programs Top 1,100

Tax and Budget Bulletin. February 9, 2011.

Public Filings

Corporate Welfare Spending vs. the Entrepreneurial Economy

Congressional Testimony. June 1, 2012.

Federal Infrastructure Investment

Congressional Testimony. November 16, 2011.

The Damaging Rise in Federal Spending and Debt

Congressional Testimony. September 20, 2011.