Greg Leiserson
Greg Leiserson

Senior Economist

Council of Economic Advisers

Greg Leiserson is a senior economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Previously, he was the director of tax policy and chief economist at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth. He holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.A. from Swarthmore College.

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September 24, 2020

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September 5, 2020

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Authored By Greg Leiserson

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Taxing wealth by taxing investment income: An introduction to mark-to-market taxation

By Greg Leiserson, Will McGrew,

September 11, 2019

September 11, 2019

Greg Leiserson, Will McGrew,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 2
Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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Net worth taxes: What they are and how they work

By Greg Leiserson, Will McGrew, Raksha Kopparam,

March 21, 2019

March 21, 2019

Greg Leiserson, Will McGrew, Raksha Kopparam,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 2
Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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The distribution of wealth in the United States and implications for a net worth tax

By Greg Leiserson, Will McGrew, Raksha Kopparam,

March 21, 2019

March 21, 2019

Greg Leiserson, Will McGrew, Raksha Kopparam,
Inequality & MobilityTax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Economic Inequality, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Economic Inequality, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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Wealth taxation: An introduction to net worth taxes and how one might work in the United States

By Greg Leiserson,

January 23, 2019

January 23, 2019

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 2
Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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A framework for economic analysis of tax regulations

By Greg Leiserson, Adam Looney,

December 20, 2018

December 20, 2018

Greg Leiserson, Adam Looney,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Business Taxation, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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Slide presentation: How should Treasury and the IRS conduct cost-benefit analysis of tax regulations?

By Greg Leiserson,

September 20, 2018

September 20, 2018

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Business Taxation, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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Slide presentation: Cost benefit analysis of tax regulations

By Greg Leiserson,

August 8, 2018

August 8, 2018

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Business Taxation, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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U.S. tax policy for equitable growth

By Greg Leiserson,

June 14, 2018

June 14, 2018

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Business Taxation, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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Assessing the economic effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

By Greg Leiserson,

April 17, 2018

April 17, 2018

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 3
Business Taxation, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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Presentation: U.S. Inequality and Recent Tax Changes

By Greg Leiserson,

February 22, 2018

February 22, 2018

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 2
Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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The Tax Foundation’s treatment of the estate tax in its macroeconomic model

By Greg Leiserson,

December 4, 2017

December 4, 2017

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 2
Business Taxation, Individual Taxation
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Individual Taxation
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The Tax Foundation’s score of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

By Greg Leiserson,

November 9, 2017

November 9, 2017

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 1
Business Taxation
TOPICS: Business Taxation
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The ‘Unified Framework’ is a proposal for two new wasteful tax expenditures

By Greg Leiserson,

October 19, 2017

October 19, 2017

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 2
Business Taxation, Individual Taxation
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Individual Taxation
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Why is the federal business-level tax rate on capital so low?

By Greg Leiserson,

October 5, 2017

October 5, 2017

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 2
Business Taxation, Monetary Policy
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Monetary Policy
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U.S. tax cuts for the rich won’t deliver gains for everyone

By Greg Leiserson,

September 21, 2017

September 21, 2017

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 1
Individual Taxation
TOPICS: Individual Taxation
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Issue brief: If U.S. tax reform delivers equitable growth, a distribution table will show it

By Greg Leiserson,

September 21, 2017

September 21, 2017

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 2
Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Individual Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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Issue brief: What is the federal business-level tax on capital in the United States?

By Greg Leiserson,

September 14, 2017

September 14, 2017

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 1
Business Taxation
TOPICS: Business Taxation
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In defense of the statutory U.S. corporate tax rate

By Greg Leiserson,

August 17, 2017

August 17, 2017

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 1
Business Taxation
TOPICS: Business Taxation
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It’s no surprise that the Kansas tax cut experiment failed to create jobs

By Greg Leiserson,

June 15, 2017

June 15, 2017

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 2
Business Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Taxes, Inequality & Growth
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Will the Trump administration double-count its magic asterisk?

By Greg Leiserson,

May 22, 2017

May 22, 2017

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 1
Monetary Policy
TOPICS: Monetary Policy
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A premature promise on tax rates could threaten tax reform

By Greg Leiserson,

April 25, 2017

April 25, 2017

Greg Leiserson,
Tax & Macroeconomics
TOPICS: 2
Business Taxation, Individual Taxation
TOPICS: Business Taxation, Individual Taxation

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