Huaqun Li Senior Economist Dr. Huaqun Li is a Senior Economist at the Tax Foundation. She focuses on developing and maintaining the Foundation’s Taxes and Growth Model, which models the budgetary and economic effects of changes to federal tax policy. She also uses the Taxes and Growth Model to model individual and corporate tax policy proposals and reform plans and helps with publishing the results. Before joining the Tax Foundation, she was a research economist at Regional Economics Models, Inc. at Amherst, MA, where she worked on model building, empirical analysis, and new product development on economic and demographic forecast models. Dr. Huaqun Li received her PhD in Public Policy Analysis from George Mason University. Her primary research areas include regional economic development, regional inequality, entrepreneurship and new firms, as well as regional development in China. Huaqun lives in Fairfax, Virginia. In her free time, she enjoys cooking, hiking, and doing yoga. Written Works President-elect Biden Outlines Plan for Additional Coronavirus-Related Relief and Stimulus January 15, 2021 Details and Analysis of President-elect Joe Biden’s Tax Plan October 22, 2020 Coronavirus Assistance for American Families Act Would Provide More Generous Rebates for Dependents July 30, 2020 Economic Analysis of Financing Options for Infrastructure Spending Proposals June 23, 2020 Reviewing the Economic and Revenue Implications of Cost Recovery Options April 28, 2020 A History and Analysis of Payroll Tax Holidays March 31, 2020 Congress Approves Economic Relief Plan for Individuals and Businesses March 30, 2020 Review and Analysis of House Democrats Coronavirus Response Bill March 24, 2020 Analysis of Capital Gains Tax Proposals Among Democratic Presidential Candidates March 18, 2020 Comparing the Growth and Income-Boosting Effects of Tax Reform Options March 9, 2020 See Full List Back to Staff Page
