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
![GILTI by country not as simple](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/complexity3-300x247.jpg)
Why Tax Complexity Still Matters
2 min read![total tax burden, tax burden on labor, payroll taxes](https://taxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/international5-300x240.jpg)
Things Are Better Than We Think
3 min readIndia to Cut Corporate Tax Rate
1 min readKeith Hall Named CBO Director
1 min readSerious Pro-Growth Policy in Congress
2 min readWages Rise at Major Retailers
2 min readThe President’s Revenue Problem
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