William McBride Vice President of Federal Tax and Economic Policy Contact William McBride Follow William McBride on Twitter Dr. William McBride is the Vice President of Federal Tax and Economic Policy at the Tax Foundation, where he leads our efforts to research, model, and reform the U.S. tax code. Dr. McBride has more than ten years of experience analyzing a variety of economic and policy issues. Most recently, he served as a manager in the National Economic and Statistics (NES) group at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he worked on numerous projects, including economic impact analyses, industry surveys, U.S. federal and state tax revenue estimates, and general quantitative analyses. He also has experience researching and modeling the economics of taxation and issues related to tax reform at the state, federal, and international levels. Dr. McBride is no stranger to the Tax Foundation. From 2011 to 2014 he served as chief economist, where he wrote extensively on the economics of taxation, particularly regarding business investment, and guided the development of the Tax Foundation dynamic scoring model. Dr. McBride holds a PhD in economics from George Mason University, where he specialized in macroeconomics and agent-based modeling. His research has been cited by policymakers and major media outlets, including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Written Works A Holiday Tradition: Tax Extenders Slated to Expire at End of 2021 December 22, 2021 Permanent Build Back Better Act Would Likely Require Large Tax Increases on the Middle Class December 15, 2021 House Build Back Better Act: Details & Analysis of Tax Provisions in the Budget Reconciliation Bill December 2, 2021 Business Tax Collections Within Historical Norm After Accounting for Pass-through Business Taxes November 18, 2021 Top Tax Rate on Personal Income Would Be Highest in OECD under New Build Back Better Framework November 1, 2021 Lawmakers Could Pay for Reconciliation While Improving the Tax Code October 25, 2021 Corporate Tax Revenue Hit an All-Time High in 2021 October 12, 2021 Testimony: Joint Economic Committee Hearing on the Revenue Provisions of the Build Back Better Act October 6, 2021 Latest White House Report Tells Incomplete Story on Average Tax Rates for Wealthy September 24, 2021 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Ways and Means Plan September 20, 2021 See Full List Back to Staff Page
