Michael Ettlinger

Michael Ettlinger is the Vice President for Economic Policy at the Center for American Progress. Prior to joining the Center he spent six years at the Economic Policy Institutedirecting the Economic Analysis and Research Network. Previously he was tax policy director for Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy for 11 years. He has also served on the staff of the New York State Assembly. At the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Mr. Ettlinger was the principal developer of the ITEP Microsimulation Tax Model, which permits detailed revenue and distributional analysis of federal and state personal income tax, consumption, and property taxes. He has authored many reports on tax and economic issues, frequently testified, and published widely. At the Economic Policy Institute, Ettlinger focused on regional economic development and state-level economic policy. His work included analysis of state minimum wage laws, the role of government in economic growth, public attitudes toward economic policy, and the relative efficacy of alternative state economic policies.