Jane Gravelle

Jane G. Gravelle is currently a senior specialist in economic policy in the Government and Finance Division of the Congressional Research Service, or CRS. She specializes in the economics of taxation, particularly the effects of tax policies on economic growth and resource allocation. Recent papers have addressed fiscal stimulus, tax rebates, consumption taxes, dynamic revenue estimating, investment subsidies, capital gains taxes, individual retirement accounts, estate and gift taxes, family tax issues, charitable contributions, and corporate taxation. In addition to her work at CRS she is the author of numerous articles in books and professional journals, including recent papers on the tax burdens across families and tax reform proposals. She is the author of a book, The Economic Effects of Taxing Capital Income, and co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Taxation and Tax Policy. She is the editor of the Tax Expenditure Compendium published every two years by the Senate Budget Committee. She holds a B.A. and an M.A. in political science from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in economics from George Washington University. She is past president of the National Tax Association and received the NTA's public service award in 2007.