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Chenxi Lu

Research Associate

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Biography

Chenxi Lu is a research associate in the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center at the Urban Institute, where she works on the microsimulation model of the federal tax system. Lu earned her BA in mathematical economics from Fudan University and her MPP from Georgetown University.

Research Reports

Working paper

Individual Taxes
An Analysis of the Updated Graetz Proposal to Enact a Broad Reform of the Federal Tax System
James R. Nunns, Chenxi Lu, Gordon B. Mermin, Eric Toder

May 30, 2023
Research report

Business Taxes
Effects of 2017 US Federal Tax Overhaul on the Energy Sector
Brandon Cunningham, Chenxi Lu, Eric Toder, Roberton C. Williams III

May 24, 2022
Brief

Individual Taxes
Designing an Effective and More Universal Charitable Deduction
C. Eugene Steuerle, Robert McClelland, Nikhita Airi, Chenxi Lu, Aravind Boddupalli

March 17, 2021
Brief

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms
An Updated Analysis of Former Vice President Biden's Tax Proposals
Gordon B. Mermin, Janet Holtzblatt, Surachai Khitatrakun, Chenxi Lu, Thornton Matheson, Jeffrey Rohaly

November 6, 2020
Research report

Individual Taxes
Expanding Modeling Capacity on Tax Expenditures for Homeownership
Surachai Khitatrakun, Eric Toder, Robert McClelland, Chenxi Lu

July 17, 2020
Brief

Individual Taxes
Effects of Tax Incentives on Homeownership
Chenxi Lu, Eric Toder, Surachai Khitatrakun, Robert McClelland

July 1, 2020
Brief

Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms
An Analysis of Former Vice President Biden’s Tax Proposals
Gordon B. Mermin, Surachai Khitatrakun, Chenxi Lu, Thornton Matheson, Jeffrey Rohaly

March 5, 2020
Brief

Individual Taxes
Expanding Modeling Capability on Tax Expenditures for Charitable Contributions
Robert McClelland, C. Eugene Steuerle, Chenxi Lu

December 23, 2019
Brief

Individual Taxes
Tax Incentives for Charitable Contributions
Robert McClelland, C. Eugene Steuerle, Chenxi Lu, Aravind Boddupalli

November 12, 2019
Research report

Federal Budget and Economy
The TCJA: What Might Have Been
Robert McClelland, Daniel Berger, Alyssa Harris, Chenxi Lu, Kyle Ueyama

March 26, 2019
Journal Article

Business Taxes
Distributional Implications of a Carbon Tax
Joseph Rosenberg, Eric Toder, Chenxi Lu

July 19, 2018
Research report

Individual Taxes
The Effects of Estate and Inheritance Taxes on Entrepreneurship
Leonard E. Burman, Robert McClelland, Chenxi Lu

March 5, 2018
Brief

Individual Taxes
Do Estate and Inheritance Taxes Affect Entrepreneurship?
Leonard E. Burman, Robert McClelland, Chenxi Lu

March 5, 2018
Brief

Individual Taxes
Itemized Deductions
Chenxi Lu

January 27, 2017
Research report

Individual Taxes
Effects of Reforms of the Home Mortgage Interest Deduction by Income Group and by State
Chenxi Lu, Eric Toder

December 6, 2016
Research report

Individual Taxes
Options to Reform the Deduction for Home Mortgage Interest
Chenxi Lu, Joseph Rosenberg, Eric Toder

December 8, 2015

From TaxVox

Individual Taxes
No Chance for A Romantic Dinner in Your Favorite Restaurant on Valentine’s Day? Try TPC’s Marriage Calculator Instead
February 11, 2021 –
Depressed that you won’t be dining out in a romantic restaurant with your loved one this Valentine’s Day? The Tax Policy Center has a prescription...
Individual Taxes
How Would Paydown Affect The Reform Of Home Mortgage Interest Deduction?
July 21, 2020 –
Reforming the mortgage interest deduction (MID) could raise federal tax revenue and make the tax system more progressive. But some taxpayers, especially those with high...
Homeowners, Can You Pay Down Mortgage Debt Through Asset Rebalancing?
November 20, 2019 –
Several changes in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) significantly reduce the tax benefits of taking out a home mortgage (though these changes are...
Individual Taxes
How Do Estate And Inheritance Taxes Affect Entrepreneurs?
March 6, 2018 –
A new paper and brief explore how estate and inheritance taxes (or wealth transfer taxes) affect entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs. It is a contentious issue...
How the Corporate AMT Affects Different Industries
December 14, 2017 –
The Senate’s last-minute decision to preserve the corporate alternative minimum tax (AMT) has drawn strong opposition from business and its advocates. Its fate now lies...
Individual Taxes
How a mortgage tax credit would affect borrowers of different incomes in different states
December 7, 2016 –
This post is part of the Tax Policy Center’s new series, Tax Line , which digs into the data behind the day’s most pressing tax...
Campaigns, Proposals, and Reforms
Both Clinton and Trump would reduce tax incentives for charitable giving
November 4, 2016 –
Both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have proposed tax changes that would result in less charitable giving. While the effects are indirect, the Tax Policy...
Individual Taxes
The rise and fall of itemized deductions
August 10, 2016 –
This post is part of the Tax Policy Center’s new series, Tax Line , which digs into the data behind the day’s most pressing tax...