Alan J. Auerbach
Alan J. Auerbach | |
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| Born | Alan Jeffrey Auerbach 1951 (age 73–74) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | His work on the Destination-Based Cash Flow Tax (DBCFT) |
| Honors | Distinguished Fellow American Economic Association Daniel M. Holland Medal National Tax Association Fellow American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow Econometric Society Order of the Rising Sun |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Yale University (BA) Harvard University (PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley University of Pennsylvania Harvard University |
| Doctoral students | Kevin Hassett Owen Zidar |
| Main interests | Public finance, taxation policy, fiscal policy, macroeconomics |
| Notable works | The Taxation of Capital Income Handbook of Public Economics Dynamic Fiscal Policy |
| Notable ideas | Generational accounting, dynamic fiscal policy |
Alan Jeffrey Auerbach (born 1951) is an American economist, public policy scholar, and author. Auerbach is known for his contributions to public finance and taxation policy. He serves as the Robert D. Burch Professor of Economics and Law and Director of the Burch Center for Tax Policy and Public Finance at the University of California, Berkeley. Auerbach is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association. In 2021, he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun.