Chris Edwards

Cato Institute

Director of Fiscal Policy

1000 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.

Washington, DC 20001-5403

United States

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1.

International Tax Competition: A 21st-Century Restraint on Government

Cato Policy Analysis No. 431
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 26 Aug 2009
Chris Edwards and Veronique de Rugy
Cato Institute and George Mason University - Mercatus Center
Downloads 318 (117,598)
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consumption-based taxation, consumption tax, tax competition, globalization, capital mobility, labor mobility, Tiebout theory, territorial taxation

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency: Floods, Failures, and Federalism

Cato Institute Policy Analysis, No. 764, November 2014
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 12 Feb 2015
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
Downloads 136 (258,740)

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federalism, disaster preparedness, emergency response system

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Taxing Wealth and Capital Income

Cato Institute Tax and Budget Bulletin, No. 85, 2019
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 31 Dec 2019
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
Downloads 125 (275,658)
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Wealth tax, Democrat tax policy, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, top percent, targeted taxation, billionaire, millionaire, federal tax, progressive tax

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Advantages of Low Capital Gains Tax Rates

Cato Institute Tax & Budget Bulletin, No. 66, December 2012
Number of pages: 5 Posted: 27 Feb 2013
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
Downloads 119 (285,891)

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capital gains tax rate, federal tax policy, U.S. capital gains cuts, American tax policy, 2013 capital gains increase, OECD, comparative study, benefits

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Privatizing the Transportation Security Administration

Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 742
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 24 Sep 2014
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
Downloads 118 (287,583)

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TSA, air marshal, airport screening, SPOT, DHS, aviation security, Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques

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Public Sector Unions and the Rising Costs of Employee Compensation

Cato Journal, Vol. 30, No. 1, 2010
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 25 Apr 2013
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
Downloads 109 (303,837)

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public sector employment, public sector compensation, teacher unions, wages, government pensions, benefits

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Options for Federal Privatization and Reform Lessons from Abroad

Cato Institute Policy Analysis No. 794
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 03 Sep 2016
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
Downloads 91 (342,022)
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Privatization, Federal Government, Amtrak, U.S. Postal Service, Private Sector

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Exploring Wealth Inequality

Policy Analysis No. 881
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 06 Dec 2019
Cato Institute, Ryan Bourne and Chris Edwards
Cato Institute, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) and Cato Institute
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wealth inequality, redistribution, shift of wealth, social programs, cronyism, welfare state

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Options for Tax Reform

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Options for Tax Reform

Cato Policy Analysis Series, No. 536, February 24, 2005
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 25 Aug 2009
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
Downloads 85 (359,991)

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tax code, tax code complexity, amt, flat tax, national retail sales tax, dual-rate income tax, taxation, tax policy

Options for Tax Reform

Posted: 28 Mar 2005
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute

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Downsizing the Federal Government

Cato Policy Analysis No. 515
Number of pages: 68 Posted: 26 Aug 2009
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
Downloads 80 (369,840)
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federal spending, fiscal policy, privatization, block grants, entitlement programs, economic redistribution, public-private partnerships, subsidies

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Federalism and Fiscal Transfers: Essays on Australia, Germany, Switzerland and the United States

Federalism and Fiscal Transfers: Essays on Australia, Germany, Switzerland and the United States, Fraser Institute, October 2013
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 27 Oct 2013
Jason Clemens, Neils Veldhuis, Stephen Kirchner, Chris Edwards, Pierre Bessard and Charles B. Blankart
Fraser Institute, Fraser Institute, Fraser Institute, Cato Institute, Liberales Institut Zurich and Humboldt University of Berlin - Faculty of Economics
Downloads 76 (380,847)

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Government spending

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Replacing the Scandal-Plagued Corporate Income Tax with a Cash-Flow Tax

Cato Policy Analysis No. 431
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 26 Aug 2009 Last Revised: 19 Feb 2013
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
Downloads 69 (401,728)

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corporate income tax reform, cash-flow tax, U.S. tax policy, American tax code, corporate waste, tax shelters, federal taxes, government tax policy

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Federal Aid to the States: Historical Cause of Government Growth and Bureaucracy

Regulation, Forthcoming, Policy Analysis Series Paper No. 593
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 12 Jul 2007
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
Downloads 63 (421,262)

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chris edwards, federal spending, federal aid, reform, states, aid programs for states, governement growth, bureaucracy

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Infrastructure Investment: A State, Local, and Private Responsibility

Cato Institute Tax & Budget Bulletin No. 67
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 04 Mar 2013
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
Downloads 48 (476,907)

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US public infrastructure spending, private infrastructure investment, American federal government spending on roads, transportation budget, bridges, railroads, grants

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Simplifying Federal Taxes: The Advantages of Consumption-Based Taxation

Cato Policy Analysis No. 416
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 26 Aug 2009
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
Downloads 47 (481,134)

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amt, alternative minimum tax, tra86, tax reform act of 1986, Haig-Simons Income, consumption-based taxation, consumption tax, federal taxation, tax complexity, national retail sales tax, Hall-Rabushka flat tax

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Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2010

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 19 Nov 2010
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
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Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors 2014

Cato Institute White Paper, October 2014
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 15 Jan 2015
Nicole Keading and Chris Edwards
Cato Institute and Cato Institute
Downloads 20 (628,272)

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state budget actions, taxing and spending records, state government budgets, fiscal policy actions

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Restoring Responsible Government by Cutting Federal Aid to the States

Cato Institute Cato Policy Analysis, No. 868
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 03 Jan 2020
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
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federal aid, welfare, education, transportation, American federalism, subsidies

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Entrepreneurs and Regulations: Removing State and Local Barriers to New Businesses

Cato Institute, Policy Analysis No. 916, May 5, 2021
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 01 Jun 2021
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
Downloads 15 (663,793)

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Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Business, Regulations, Regulatory Studies, Regulatory Barriers, US Economy, COVID-19, Coronavirus

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Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors 2012

Number of pages: 48 Posted: 26 Feb 2013
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
Downloads 15 (663,793)
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U.S., state budgets, U.S. state spending, state expenditures, state budget deficits, balanced budget, state debt levels, tax reforms, tax rates, fiscal policy, state unemployment, state pension programs, local government

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Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors 2016

Cato Institute White Paper, 2016
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 01 Dec 2016
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
Downloads 14 (671,242)

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Spending, Fiscal Policy, State Policy, Government Spending, Tax Reform

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Federal Aid-to-State Programs Top 1,100

Cato Institute Tax and Budget Bulletin No. 63
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 09 Mar 2013
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
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federal aid to states, government grants, federal assistance programs, states receiving federal money, U.S. budget deficit, income residtribution, United States of America

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How to Spend $3.9 Trillion

Cato Institute Tax and Budget Bulletin, No. 69, February 2014
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 26 Sep 2014
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
Downloads 13 (678,799)

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Federal Budget, Federal Spending Trends, spending cuts

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Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors 2018

Cato Institute Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors No. 14
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 24 Apr 2019
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute
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fiscal, governor, responsibility, tax, taxes, spending, increase, reduction, budget

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Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors 2020

Cato Institute White Paper, 2020
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 29 Oct 2020
Chris Edwards and David Kemp
Cato Institute and Cato Institute
Downloads 7 (725,207)

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governor, governor report card, COVID-19, coronavirus, rainy day, debt, taxes, state spending

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A Primer on Replacing the Corporate Income Tax with a Cash-Flow Tax

Posted: 06 Sep 2003
Chris Edwards
Cato Institute

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