David Splinter is an economist at the Joint Committee on Taxation at the U.S. Congress in Washington, DC. He is responsible for modeling and analyzing the revenue effects of proposed changes in tax policy, including the effects on payroll taxes, certain individual tax credits, and certain excise taxes. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Rice University in 2012, his M.A. in Economics from Rice University in 2011, and his B.S., summa cum laude, in Chemical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in 2003.