Alan Cole is a Senior Economist with Tax Foundation’s Center for Federal Tax Policy. His areas of focus include business taxes, cross-border taxes, and macroeconomics.
In addition to work at Tax Foundation, Alan Cole has served on the Joint Economic Committee and with The Conference Board, and published on a variety of economic topics. Alan has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Yale University and an MBA majoring in finance and public policy from the Wharton School. Alan lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and daughter.
Latest Work
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Ted Cruz’s “Business Flat Tax:” A Primer
11 min read![Rick Santorum's Tax plan](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/1280px-Rick_Santorum_6183911455-CROP-300x127.jpg)
The Sad State of the Italian Tax Code
3 min read![President Donald Trump](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/trump2-300x240.jpg)
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