Elaine Maag

Apr 3, 2024 | rwjf.org | Elaine Maag

All parents and caregivers should have the resources needed to ensure their children and families can thrive. But there are barriers built in front of some of us that create unequal opportunities. Our country’s economic system prevents resources from reaching all families, and we often under-resource and under-value the role that care plays in helping all of us. These systems can be reimagined so there are more opportunities for all families to thrive.

Feb 28, 2024 | taxpolicycenter.org | Richard C. Auxier |Nikhita Airi |Elaine Maag |Luisa Godinez-Puig

Nikhita Airi is a research associate in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and a contributor to the Urban Institute’s State and Local Finance Initiative. Her research focuses on the earned income tax credit and child tax credit, state income and sales taxes, and federal grants to state and local governments.

Feb 14, 2024 | urban.org | Aravind Boddupalli |Elaine Maag

The federal income tax can be a powerful tool for reducing racial inequities. As designed, it often falls short of its promise. For centuries, people of color in the US have been excluded from crucial pathways of opportunity and upward mobility, resulting in deep racial inequities in wealth and income. In 2022, a typical White family had net wealth five to six times higher than that of Black and Latine families.

Feb 14, 2024 | apps.urban.org | Aravind Boddupalli |Elaine Maag

The federal income tax can be a powerful tool for reducing racial inequities. As designed, it often falls short of its promise. For centuries, people of color in the US have been excluded from crucial pathways of opportunity and upward mobility, resulting in deep racial inequities in wealth and income. In 2022, a typical White family had net wealth five to six times higher than that of Black and Latine families.

Jan 10, 2024 | taxpolicycenter.org | Elaine Maag |Michael Karpman |Douglas A. Wissoker |Hannah Daly

BiographyElaine Maag is on leave from the Urban Institute and Tax Policy Center from December 2023 to January 2025. Elaine Maag is a senior fellow in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center at the Urban Institute and a codirector of Innovations in Cash Assistance for Children. She is an expert on the taxation of low- and middle-income families.