Biography
Thomas Hungerford is the Associate Commissioner for Retirement Policy at the Social Security Administration. Prior to that he served as Senior Economist and Director of Tax and Budget Policy at the Economic Policy Institute. Before joining EPI in 2013, Hungerford worked at the General Accounting Office, the Office of Management and Budget, the Social Security Administration, and the Congressional Research Service. He has published research articles in journals such as the Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of International Economics, Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Urban Economics, Review of Income and Wealth, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Challenge, and Tax Notes. He has taught economics at Wayne State University, American University, and Johns Hopkins University.
Education
Ph.D., Economics, University of Michigan
M.P.P., University of Michigan
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Investing in America’s Economy: A Budget Blueprint for Today and Tomorrow
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Let’s Face It—We’re Far From Broke: America’s Real Spending Problem and How to Fix It
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Just Say No to the Estate Tax Repeal
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Why Taxing Capital Income Makes Sense
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The Republican Budget vs. The People’s Budget
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Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Proposals
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The Senate GOP Budget Looks Good Relative to the House GOP Budget, But Not Relative to Much Else
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Austerity as a Hazard to Health: Economic and Otherwise
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The ‘People’s Budget’: Analysis of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Budget for Fiscal Year 2016
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Ideas Good and Not so Good: Infrastructure Investment and Corporate Taxes
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A Great Idea: End the Sequester
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Congress, Consider the Facts not Fiction before Voting to Repeal the Medical Device Tax
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The President’s Twofer
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How to Increase Revenue Without Increasing Taxes
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Congress Again Rewards Tax Dodgers with a Tax Cut
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The Fortunes of the Top 1 Percent
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Is Corporate America Going to the Poorhouse?
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News from EPI › Treasury Steps up with a Good Start
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Why Are So Many U.S. Corporations Trying to Invert?
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Policy Responses to Corporate Inversions: Close the Barn Door Before the Horse Bolts
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A Brief but Sad History of Selected Corporate Inversions
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Corporate Inversions, Tax Rates, Tax Reform, and the GOP
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Corporate Inversions Are all about Avoiding Taxes, Congress Should Act Now
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A Repatriation Holiday to Fund the Highway Trust Fund is Not Only a Bad Idea but a Costly One
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The President Has This One Exactly Right: Cutting Corporate Taxes Should Not Be a Priority, but Extending Unemployment Insurance Should Be
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Get Rid of Job Killing Tax Extenders; Pay For the Rest
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Thinking About Death and Taxes on April 15
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Testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means
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How Severe Are the Ryan Budget’s Spending Cuts?
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The Simple Fix to the Problem of How to Tax Multinational Corporations — Ending Deferral