Elizabeth Malm

 
 
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Elizabeth is an Economist with the Center for State Tax Policy at the Tax Foundation. She earned a B.S in Economics and B.A. in History while at the University of Wyoming, and holds an M.A. in Economics from Duke University. During her tenure at Duke, her research interests included applied microeconomics, mechanism design, and competitive pricing in health insurance markets. Liz also interned for the Wyoming Taxpayers Association where she contributed to the Wyoming Tax Roundup quarterly publication on topics such as state mineral trust funds, education and retirement financing, and the effect of healthcare reform on state finance.

Liz is the co-author of the Annual State-Local Tax Burden Ranking report. Her work has appeared in five states and over 20 news publications. Outlets such as Yahoo! News, MSNBC News, the Hill, the Advocate, the Dayton Daily News, Democrat and Chronicle, and the International Business Times have sought out her work on State-Local Tax Burden Ranking, gambling taxes, and film tax credits. 

Media Appearances

The Financial Times cites Elizabeth Malm on corporate tax competition April 30, 2013
Forbes cites William McBride, Kyle Pomerleau and Elizabeth Malm on Tax Freedom Day April 17, 2013
Tax News cites Elizabeth Malm on State and Local Tax Burdens January 31, 2013
International Business Times cites Liz Malm on Film Tax Credits December 24, 2012
The Advocate quotes Liz Malm on State & Local Tax Burdens October 25, 2012
The Hill cites Liz Malm on State & Local Tax Burdens October 23, 2012
Yahoo! News quotes Liz Malm on State & Local Tax Burdens October 23, 2012
Reuters cites Liz Malm on State & Local Tax Burdens October 23, 2012

Contributions

Minnesota Budget Deal Includes $2 Billion Tax Hike May 15, 2013
Missouri Legislators Pass First Income Tax Cut in Over 90 Years May 15, 2013
Critics of North Carolina Tax Reform Miss the Point May 15, 2013
Does income taxation create disincentives that impede growth? May 15, 2013
Rhode Island Governor Proposes Positive Corporate Tax Reform May 01, 2013
Philadelphia Faces Painful Property Tax Transition April 16, 2013
Tax Freedom Day® 2013 is April 18, Five Days Later Than Last Year April 02, 2013
Minneapolis Star Tribune Editorial Board Warns Legislators Against Higher Taxes on High-Income Earners March 27, 2013
Washington's Troublesome Blank Bills March 22, 2013
Rhode Island Governor Proposes Business Tax Cut, Legislative Leadership Agrees March 21, 2013
New Mexico’s Lawmakers Compromise to Pass Corporate Tax Cut Reduction Package March 20, 2013
Delaware Considers Making Temporary Tax Package Permanent March 19, 2013
Government of Cyprus Suggests Deposit Tax to Partially Finance Bailout Package March 18, 2013
Alaska Legislators Advance Modest Corporate Income Tax Bill March 18, 2013
Minnesota Governor Drops Reform Parts of Tax Reform Proposal March 18, 2013
Kansas May Face Budget Problems as Senate Again Strips Tax Reform Out of Tax Cut Bill March 15, 2013
Texas Considering Drastic Modifications to Margin Tax March 12, 2013
Maryland Legislative Testimony on the State Corporate Income Tax February 26, 2013
Holy Smokes! Washington Loses $376 Million to Cigarette Tax Evasion in 2012 February 21, 2013
Comments on Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States February 20, 2013
Minnesota Governor Proposes Poorly-Designed Tax "Reform" February 12, 2013
Indiana Budget Includes Income Tax Reduction February 12, 2013
Virginia House Passes Modified Version of Governor McDonnell’s Transportation Plan February 06, 2013
Maine Governor Sneaks Subtle Income Tax Hike into Budget; Suspends Funding to Local Governments February 06, 2013
The Sources of State and Local Tax Revenues January 28, 2013
Wyoming Considers 167 Percent Cigarette Tax Hike January 24, 2013
New Report: Gasoline Taxes and Tolls Pay for Only a Fraction of Road Spending January 17, 2013
Annual State-Local Tax Burden Ranking (2010) - New York Citizens Pay the Most, Alaska the Least October 23, 2012
Massachusetts Governor Bets Big on Casino Revenues August 06, 2012
New Jersey Credit Grants Companies $167,000 per Job Created or Saved, on Average August 01, 2012
Food for Thought: Information Asymmetries and the Market for Higher Education July 30, 2012
Maryland Governor Misstates State Tax Comparisons July 10, 2012
Christie Vetoes Millionaire’s Tax, Legislators Balk at Tax Cuts July 06, 2012
New Jersey Governor Amends Legislature’s Budget and Pushes for Tax Cuts July 02, 2012
Lawmakers Weigh Tax Schemes in the Garden State June 12, 2012