340:
Burman is married to
Melissa Burman, a former administrator at Georgetown University, and has four children, (Rob, Paul, Kent and Liz) and two grandchildren. He is an avid cyclist who biked across the country in 2004 with his son, Paul, to raise over $ 100,000 for
227:
The
Clinton administration brought Burman back to Treasury in 1998 to become the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Analysis, serving as the administration's top tax economist. Burman served in this post for two years.
246:
and the Urban
Institute. Burman served as the inaugural director of the Tax Policy Center until 2009 and provided guidance on tax policy issues and proposals as a resident expert. The current director of the Tax Policy Center is
345:. He sings in the a cappella group, Polyhymnia, and is a former member of the Syracuse Oratorio Society, New Dominion Chorale, Arlington Metropolitan Chorus, and Androscoggin Chorale. He currently resides in
540:
152:
278:. He teaches classes on tax and social policy. In addition, Burman is a senior research associate at Syracuse University's Center for Policy Research, a research associate at the
259:
Since leaving the
Clinton administration in 2000, Burman has served in several posts in academia. Between 2000 and 2008, Burman was a visiting professor and lecturer at the
271:
136:
219:, writing reports on tax policy issues including the low-income housing credit, health reform, tax incentives for health and retirement, and the capital gains tax.
550:
208:
545:
530:
131:(born 1953, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American economist, tax policy expert, and author. He is currently an institute fellow at the
279:
167:
535:
313:
and has written over 120 articles on a wide range of tax and fiscal policy issues over a thirty-year span. His op-eds have appeared in
191:
Prior to graduate school, Burman was an economist with Data
Resources, Inc. from 1975 to 1978. He served as an economics instructor at
520:
260:
216:
346:
75:
287:
283:
238:
In 2002, Burman, along with other tax experts from the Reagan, Clinton, and Bush administrations, founded the
175:
107:
525:
212:
243:
215:. After leaving Treasury in 1988, Burman served for over a decade as a senior economic analyst at the
515:
248:
204:
115:
33:
315:
275:
171:
143:, and a senior research associate at Syracuse University's Center for Policy Research. He is, with
140:
98:
342:
321:
264:
306:
282:, and an affiliated scholar at the Urban Institute. He is the immediate past-president of the
239:
456:
291:
325:, and other publications. In addition, Burman has written or coedited three books including
102:
232:
132:
480:
393:
111:
410:
509:
211:. During his time at Treasury, Burman worked on the design and implementation of the
192:
428:
163:
144:
79:
54:
270:
Burman currently serves as the Paul
Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics at the
231:
In 2000, Burman left the
Clinton administration to become a senior fellow at the
442:
396:, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.
496:
203:
Burman began his career in
Washington as a financial economist with the
500:
310:
367:
327:
The
Labyrinth of Capital Gains Tax Policy: A Guide for the Perplexed
469:
295:
34:
Deputy
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Tax Analysis
135:, the Paul Volcker Chair in Behavioral Economics at the
541:
University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts alumni
481:
https://www.maxwell.syr.edu/uploadedFiles/burmancv.pdf
94:
86:
69:
64:
50:
32:
21:
404:
402:
174:in 1975 and received a Ph.D. in economics at the
272:Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
137:Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
170:in 1971. He received an A.B. in economics from
331:Taxes in America: What Everyone Needs to Know.
149:Taxes in America: What Everyone Needs to Know.
8:
368:"National Academy of Public Administration"
294:, and currently serves on the board of the
153:National Academy of Public Administration.
18:
372:National Academy of Public Administration
209:United States Department of the Treasury
199:Treasury and Congressional Budget Office
358:
389:
387:
7:
280:National Bureau of Economic Research
261:Georgetown Public Policy Institute
14:
551:21st-century American economists
263:and a visiting professor at the
470:http://ride4haiti.blogspot.com/
445:. Urban Institute. 4 June 2016.
394:Leonard Burman Curriculum Vitae
1:
546:Economists from Pennsylvania
531:Brookings Institution people
459:. Scholars Strategy Network.
217:Congressional Budget Office
151:Burman is also a fellow of
73:1953 (age 70–71)
567:
536:Wesleyan University alumni
347:Arlington County, Virginia
242:as a joint venture of the
158:Education and early career
521:Writers from Philadelphia
305:on Forbes.com and on the
303:The Impertinent Economist
292:Debt Reduction Task Force
122:
60:
39:
28:
409:Dana Cooke (Fall 2009).
296:Pew SubsidyScope Project
288:Bipartisan Policy Center
284:National Tax Association
176:University of Minnesota
129:Leonard "Len" E. Burman
108:University of Minnesota
417:. Syracuse University.
411:"The Public Economist"
223:Clinton Administration
213:Tax Reform Act of 1986
366:Incorporated, Prime.
244:Brookings Institution
168:Northeast High School
431:. Tax Policy Center.
286:, has served on the
205:Office of Tax Policy
457:"Leonard E. Burman"
415:Maxwell Perspective
316:The Washington Post
276:Syracuse University
195:from 1983 to 1985.
172:Wesleyan University
166:, Burman graduated
141:Syracuse University
99:Wesleyan University
429:"Affiliated Staff"
343:Partners In Health
322:The New York Times
265:UCLA School of Law
16:American economist
307:Tax Policy Center
240:Tax Policy Center
126:
125:
558:
484:
478:
472:
467:
461:
460:
453:
447:
446:
443:"Leonard Burman"
439:
433:
432:
425:
419:
418:
406:
397:
391:
382:
381:
379:
378:
363:
301:Burman blogs as
147:, the author of
65:Personal details
44:
19:
566:
565:
561:
560:
559:
557:
556:
555:
506:
505:
493:
488:
487:
479:
475:
468:
464:
455:
454:
450:
441:
440:
436:
427:
426:
422:
408:
407:
400:
392:
385:
376:
374:
365:
364:
360:
355:
338:
257:
233:Urban Institute
225:
201:
189:
184:
160:
133:Urban Institute
106:
74:
45:
40:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
564:
562:
554:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
528:
523:
518:
508:
507:
504:
503:
492:
491:External links
489:
486:
485:
473:
462:
448:
434:
420:
398:
383:
357:
356:
354:
351:
337:
334:
256:
253:
224:
221:
200:
197:
188:
185:
183:
180:
159:
156:
124:
123:
120:
119:
96:
92:
91:
90:Melissa Burman
88:
84:
83:
71:
67:
66:
62:
61:
58:
57:
52:
48:
47:
37:
36:
30:
29:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
563:
552:
549:
547:
544:
542:
539:
537:
534:
532:
529:
527:
526:Living people
524:
522:
519:
517:
514:
513:
511:
502:
498:
495:
494:
490:
482:
477:
474:
471:
466:
463:
458:
452:
449:
444:
438:
435:
430:
424:
421:
416:
412:
405:
403:
399:
395:
390:
388:
384:
373:
369:
362:
359:
352:
350:
348:
344:
336:Personal life
335:
333:
332:
328:
324:
323:
318:
317:
312:
308:
304:
299:
297:
293:
289:
285:
281:
277:
273:
268:
266:
262:
254:
252:
250:
249:Donald Marron
245:
241:
236:
234:
229:
222:
220:
218:
214:
210:
206:
198:
196:
194:
193:Bates College
186:
181:
179:
177:
173:
169:
165:
157:
155:
154:
150:
146:
142:
138:
134:
130:
121:
117:
113:
109:
104:
100:
97:
93:
89:
85:
81:
77:
72:
68:
63:
59:
56:
53:
49:
43:
38:
35:
31:
27:
20:
476:
465:
451:
437:
423:
414:
375:. Retrieved
371:
361:
339:
330:
326:
320:
314:
302:
300:
269:
258:
255:Later career
237:
230:
226:
202:
190:
187:Early career
164:Philadelphia
161:
148:
145:Joel Slemrod
128:
127:
80:Pennsylvania
76:Philadelphia
55:Bill Clinton
41:
516:1953 births
497:Appearances
510:Categories
377:2023-02-07
353:References
23:Len Burman
309:’s blog,
178:in 1985.
95:Education
51:President
46:1998–2000
42:In office
162:Born in
207:at the
501:C-SPAN
311:TaxVox
182:Career
87:Spouse
82:, U.S.
483:>
329:and
70:Born
499:on
290:’s
274:at
139:at
116:PhD
512::
413:.
401:^
386:^
370:.
349:.
319:,
298:.
267:.
251:.
235:.
114:,
112:MA
103:BA
78:,
380:.
118:)
110:(
105:)
101:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.