Alex Durante Federal Tax Economist Contact Alex Durante Follow Alex Durante on Twitter Alex Durante is a Federal Tax Economist at the Tax Foundation, working on federal tax policy and model development. He previously served as a Taxes and Growth Fellow at the Tax Foundation from 2015 to 2016. Alex worked as a research assistant for three years at the Federal Reserve Board on a household survey, where he coauthored reports on the “Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households.” From 2018 to 2019, he served as a staff economist on the Council of Economic Advisers, working primarily on trade policy and contributing economic analysis to the “Economic Report to the President.” He holds a BS in Economics from The College of New Jersey and an MS in Applied Economics from Johns Hopkins University. Originally from New Jersey, Alex currently lives in Washington, D.C. His hobbies include tennis, boxing and mixed martial arts, and playing bass and drums. Written Works Bonus Depreciation Helps Disadvantaged Workers, Study Finds November 23, 2021 Business Tax Collections Within Historical Norm After Accounting for Pass-through Business Taxes November 18, 2021 House Build Back Better Act: Details & Analysis of Tax Provisions in the $1.75 Trillion Reconciliation Bill November 5, 2021 Top Tax Rate on Personal Income Would Be Highest in OECD under New Build Back Better Framework November 1, 2021 New Study Shows Tax Policy Has Strong Effects on Innovation October 27, 2021 What’s Going on with the Child Tax Credit Debate? October 19, 2021 Higher Taxes Under House Ways and Means Plan Emphasize Need for Corporate Integration October 13, 2021 Top Tax Rate on Pass-through Business Income Would Exceed 50 Percent in Most States Under House Dems’ Plan September 17, 2021 Claiming 97 Percent of Small Businesses Exempt from Biden Taxes Is Misleading August 20, 2021 Analysis of Sen. Wyden’s Pass-through Deduction Proposal August 17, 2021 See Full List Back to Staff Page
