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Alicia Hansen
Editor & Analyst
hansen@taxfoundation.org
Alicia Hansen is an editor and analyst at the Tax Foundation. As the editor, she ensures that all Tax Foundation publications clearly and concisely reflect the Foundation's principles of sound tax policy. As an analyst, she has written two extensive studies of the tax policy implications of state-run lotteries. Her work has appeared in major newspapers and journals, including the Charlotte Observer, Crain's Chicago Business, the Providence Journal, and State Tax Notes. She has conducted numerous radio interviews on state-run lotteries and has testified before the Vermont legislature. She also contributes to the Foundation's popular Tax Policy Blog.
Alicia graduated summa cum laude from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C., with a bachelor's degree in philosophy.
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Contributions
- Tax Watch, Fall 2011, edited by Alicia Hansen, October 31, 2011
- Tax Watch, Summer 2011, edited by Alicia Hansen, August 4, 2011
- Nation Works until 11:13 AM to Pay All Taxes, Lunchtime to Pay off the Deficit: 2011’s Tax Bite in the Eight-Hour Day , by Kail Padgitt and Alicia Hansen, May 5, 2011
- Testimony to Vermont Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission: The Role of the Lottery in Vermont’s Tax Policy, by Alicia Hansen, November 17, 2009
- Pros and Cons of the Maryland Slots Proposal, from a Tax Policy Perspective, by Alicia Hansen and Gerald Prante, November 3, 2008
- A Modest Proposal for Raising Education Revenue in Arkansas Without a Lottery, by Alicia Hansen, March 11, 2008
- Options for the Future of Vermont's Lottery (Testimony Before the Ways and Means Committee of the Vermont Legislature), by Alicia Hansen, January 16, 2008
- Gambling with Tax Policy: States' Growing Reliance on Lottery Tax Revenue, by Alicia Hansen, July 3, 2007
- Lottery Taxes Divert Income from Retirement Savings, by Alicia Hansen and Gerald Prante, January 19, 2006
- Telecommunications Deregulation in Texas Promises Increased Competition, Innovation and Efficiency, by Alicia Hansen, December 6, 2005
- State-Run Lotteries as a Form of Taxation, by Alicia Hansen, October 8, 2005
- Lottery supporters need education in tax policy, by Alicia Hansen, March 27, 2005
- More gambling for the children in Maryland, by Alicia Hansen, March 25, 2005
- Internet Lottery Sales: Click Here to Pay Higher Taxes, by Alicia Hansen, March 18, 2005
- Gamble Away Your State's Fiscal Responsibility in Three Easy Steps, by Alicia Hansen, March 18, 2005
- More Gambling for the Children?, by Alicia Hansen, March 1, 2005
- As tax method, lottery's a poor choice for Mississippi, by Alicia Hansen, February 25, 2005
- Upping the Ante on Nevada Gambling: Will the Legislature Approve a Lottery?, by Alicia Hansen, February 3, 2005
- Lotteries are another state tax — but with better marketing, by Alicia Hansen, January 3, 2005
- R.I. lottery is a tax that hurts citizens, by Alicia Hansen, December 16, 2004
- Don't bet N.C. tax system on the lottery, by Alicia Hansen, November 17, 2004
- Lotteries and State Fiscal Policy, by Alicia Hansen, October 1, 2004