Laura Kawano

Sep 28, 2023 | taxpolicycenter.org | Janet Holtzblatt |Laura Kawano |Robert McClelland

The Internal Revenue Code generally does not refer to race or ethnicity, but federal income taxes may contribute to racial disparities when factors that affect tax liabilities are associated with race. Historically, it has been difficult to assess those effects because of the absence of data linking tax liabilities to race and ethnicity.

Sep 28, 2023 | taxpolicycenter.org | Laura Kawano |Ryan Nunn

BiographyLaura Kawano is a nonresident fellow with the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center and a research affiliate with the Office of Tax Policy Research at the University of Michigan. Her work focuses on using administrative data to understand how individuals and firms respond to tax policies. She also examines the effects of financial aid for higher education, unemployment insurance benefits, and natural disasters.

Sep 28, 2023 | taxpolicycenter.org | Janet Holtzblatt |Laura Kawano |Robert McClelland |Gabriella Garriga