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Leonard Burman, senior fellow, codirector of the Tax Policy Center.
Areas of expertise: Retirement tax incentives; estate tax; health insurance tax incentives; federal tax and budget issues; AMT; taxes and social policy.
Barbara Butrica, Income & Benefits Policy Center.
Areas of expertise: Social Security, retirement income and assets; economic well being of baby boom generation.
Melissa Favreault, Income & Benefits Policy Center.
Areas of expertise: Retirement and aging; Social Security, Supplemental Security Income; Dynamic microsimulation models; mortality and morbidity; income and wealth distribution.
Rich Johnson, Income & Benefits Policy Center.
Areas of expertise: Retirement and aging; work at older ages; pensions; long-term care; retiree health insurance.
Rudolph Penner, senior fellow.
Areas of expertise: Social Security; tax treatment of elderly; budget policies and process; general tax policy issues.
Karen Smith, Income & Benefits Policy Center.
Areas of expertise: Economic well-being of the elderly; Social Security, pensions; dynamic microsimulation models.
Brenda Spillman, Health Policy Center.
Areas of expertise: Aging; disability and long-term care.
Eugene Steuerle, senior fellow, codirector of the Tax Policy Center.
Areas of expertise: Social Security; taxes; budgets.
Lawrence Thompson, senior fellow, Income & Benefits Policy Center.
Areas of expertise: Domestic and international pensions; Social Security.
Eric Toder, senior fellow.
Areas of expertise: Retirement policy; tax policy and administration; compliance costs; tax gap; tax reform; general tax policy issues.
Timothy Waidmann, Health Policy Center.
Areas of expertise: Aging.; disability and long-term care; racial and ethnic disparities.
Sheila Zedlewski, director, Income & Benefits Policy Center.
Areas of expertise: Engagement of older adults; poverty; work support programs; welfare reform; food stamp policy; child nutrition programs; state spending for low-income populations.
