Alex Durante Economist Contact Alex Durante Follow Alex Durante on Twitter Alex Durante is an 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 Tackling America’s Debt and Deficit Crisis Requires Social Security and Medicare Reform May 23, 2023 Fast Approaching Debt Limit Deadline and Growing Debt Demand Action May 4, 2023 America’s Progressive Tax and Transfer System: Federal, State, and Local Tax and Transfer Distributions March 30, 2023 Biden’s FY 2024 Budget Would Result in More Than $4.5 Trillion in Gross Tax Increases March 9, 2023 Details and Analysis of a Tax Reform Plan for Growth and Opportunity February 14, 2023 Difficult Trade-Offs Make Policy Consensus on Child Tax Credit Elusive November 10, 2022 Details and Analysis of Canceling the Scheduled Business Tax Increases in Tax Cuts and Jobs Act November 1, 2022 2023 Tax Brackets October 18, 2022 Understanding the Tax Treatment of Inventory: The Role of LIFO October 12, 2022 Focusing on Wealth Inequality Is Counterproductive October 3, 2022 See Full List Back to Staff Page
