Research and analysis
Read PolicyEngine's research on recent and proposed policy reforms, as well as technical and general updates from the organisation.
9 results
October 28, 2024
Extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
PolicyEngine projects extending the TCJA individual tax provisions would cost $3.9 trillion over a ten-year budget window.
October 24, 2024
Kamala Harris’s Earned Income Tax Credit Expansion Proposal
PolicyEngine projects that restoring the American Rescue Plan policy would cost $144 billion (static) or $201 billion (dynamic) over a decade, while lowering poverty by 1.6% in 2025.
October 7, 2024
Exempting Social Security Benefits from Income Taxation
PolicyEngine projects that former President Donald Trump’s proposal would cost $1.4 trillion over the budget window.
September 29, 2024
How the Oregon Rebate May Affect Poverty Rates
Our model finds the ballot measure could reduce poverty by between 22% and 35%, without macroeconomic effects.
August 22, 2024
How the Rent Relief Act of 2019 Varies with Income and Location
We show the impact on different households of the tax credit bill introduced by then-Senator Kamala Harris.
August 21, 2024
Individual Income Tax Provisions in Minnesota Bill HF1938 (2023)
The reform signed by Governor Tim Walz expanded credits for low-income families, reduced taxes for middle-income retirees, and raised taxes for high-income filers.
August 17, 2024
Kamala Harris’s Child Tax Credit Proposal
We analyze the Democratic nominee’s proposal to expand the 2021 expansion, giving $6,000 to parents of newborns.
August 11, 2024
Analysis of JD Vance’s Suggested $5,000 Child Tax Credit Expansion
Impacts of the vice presidential nominee’s reform depend largely on its uncertain refundability.
July 22, 2024
Kamala Harris's LIFT Act Middle Class Tax Credit
A comprehensive analysis of the Vice President's 2018 proposal.
Subscribe to PolicyEngine
Get the latests posts delivered right to your inbox.
© 2025 PolicyEngine. All rights reserved.