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Chris Edwards

Director of Tax Policy Studies

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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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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.

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Cato Studies

"Federal Aid-to-State Programs Top 1,100," Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 63, February 9, 2011.

"Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2010," Policy Analysis no. 668, September 30, 2010.

"Public-Sector Unions," Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 61, March 17, 2010.

"National Academy Fiscal Future Report," Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 60, January 1, 2010.

"Employee Compensation in State and Local Governments," Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 59, January 1, 2010.

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Articles and Newsletters

"Plunder! How Public Employee Unions Are Raiding Treasuries, Controlling Our Lives, and Bankrupting the Nation," Cato Journal, Spring/Summer 2010.

"Public Sector Unions and the Rising Costs of Employee Compensation," Cato Journal, Winter 2010.

"Do Budget Shortfalls Mean States Must Raise Taxes?," CQ Researcher, September 11, 2009

"Is the U.S. Corporate Tax in the Laffer Zone?," Tax Notes, December 10, 2007. (PDF, 48kb., 6 pp)

"Conversations: Daniel Mitchell and Chris Edwards," Tax Notes, July 30, 2007, pp. 353-357. (PDF, 630kb., 6 pp)

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Opinion and Commentary

"Madison Protest: Unions Are Angry - But Wisconsin Should Go Even Further," Illinois Business Journal, April 20, 2011

"A Sure Way to Lose Re-election," The New York Times (Online), April 13, 2011

"Paul Ryan's Fiscal Framework," National Review (Online), April 5, 2011

"Madison Protest: Unions Are Angry -- but Wisconsin Should Go Even Further," Christian Science Monitor, February 18, 2011

"The President Chickens Out on Spending Cuts," National Review (Online), February 14, 2011

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Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts

"John Boehner’s Spending and Debt Promise," May 11, 2011

"This Week in Government Failure," May 6, 2011

"A Fiscal Royal Wedding," May 6, 2011

"Good Jobs for Everyone!," April 28, 2011

"Air Traffic Control: Too Important for Government," April 20, 2011

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Events

"Obama's Fiscal Commission and the GOP Budget Agenda," December 16, 2010 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Union Influence on Public Policy," July 28, 2010 [Policy Forum]

"Are Unions Good for America?," March 31, 2010 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"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]

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Speeches and Testimony

"The Stimulus Bill and Government Spending," Congressional Testimony, February 16, 2011.

"Challenges to U.S. Economic Recovery: Federal and State Spending," Congressional Testimony, February 3, 2011.

Approaches to Cutting Federal Spending, Prepared for National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform, June 30, 2010.

State and Local Fiscal Reforms, Prepared for Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Conference, April 9, 2010.

Taxes and Small Business Job Creation, Congressional Testimony, February 23, 2010.

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Multimedia

Media Highlights - Radio Chris Edwards discusses the national budget on WTIC's Sound off Connecticut with Jim Vicevich (May 23, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 10:05]

Media Highlights - Radio Chris Edwards discusses downsizinggovernment.org and the federal deficit on WMAL's The Morning Majority (May 18, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 09:03]

Media Highlights - Radio Chris Edwards discusses hitting the debt limit on Corus Radio Network's The Rutherford Show" (May 17, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 17:03]

Media Highlights - TV Chris Edwards discusses privatization on CNBC's Street Signs (May 17, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 06:37]

Media Highlights - TV Chris Edwards discusses the debt ceiling on CNN's Situation Room (May 16, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 02:31]

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