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Senior Fellow

William G. Gale

William G. Gale

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies
Director, Retirement Security Project
Co-director, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
Arjay and Frances Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy

Bill Gale, the Arjay and Frances Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy in the Economic Studies Program at Brookings, is an expert on tax policy, fiscal issues, pensions, and saving behavior. He is also co-director of the Tax Policy Center and director of the Retirement Security Project.



Expertise

Budget and fiscal policy; public and private pensions; saving behavior; tax policy

Background

Past Positions
Vice President and Director of the Economic Studies Program, Brookings (2006-2009); Joseph A. Pechman Fellow, Brookings (1992-2001); Senior Staff Economist, President's Council of Economic Advisers (1991-92); Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of California, Los Angeles (1987-91)

Education

Ph.D., Stanford University, 1987; B.A., Duke University, 1981; London School of Economics, 1980


Research and Commentary

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Save to My Portfolio(Still) Tempting Fate: An Updated Federal Budget OutlookAugust 30, 2011The Brookings Institution

Save to My PortfolioNew Regulations Enhance Savers’ Retirement SecurityFebruary 08, 2012Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioFixing the Budget Means Higher TaxesJanuary 24, 2012Christian Science Monitor
Save to My PortfolioA Perspective on the Budget Deficit and RevenuesJanuary 19, 2012The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioA Value-Added Tax as a Solution to the U.S. Budget DeficitOctober 21, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioThe 9-9-9 Tax Plan Needs to Be RecalibratedOctober 13, 2011The New York Times
Save to My PortfolioDebating the Buffett Rule: Tax Reforms and the WealthySeptember 22, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioTax Reform Options: Promoting Retirement SecuritySeptember 15, 2011United States Senate Committee on Finance
Save to My PortfolioThe Federal Budget Outlook: A Post Budget Deal UpdateAugust 12, 2011The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioGood News and Bad News in Debt Limit DealAugust 01, 2011The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioAround the Halls: The Debt Limit Clock Runs OutJuly 29, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioRaising the Federal Government's Debt CeilingMarch 28, 2011U.S. News and World Report
Save to My PortfolioThe Primary Obstacle to a Major Deal on the BudgetFebruary 20, 2011The Washington Post
Save to My PortfolioTempting Fate: The Federal Budget OutlookFebruary 08, 2011The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioWhat Will It Take to Reform the Tax System?January 14, 2011Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioActivist Fiscal PolicyFall 2010Journal of Economic Perspectives

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