Sima J. Gandhi
Senior Policy Analyst
Sima J. Gandhi is a Senior Policy Analyst with the economic policy team. She works on a wide range of issues related to government efficiency, behavioral economics, budget analysis, and tax policy. Prior to joining American Progress, Sima was a fellow with the Tobin Project’s Regulatory Capacity Initiative where she analyzed the design of independent regulatory agencies, and a tax lawyer at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP in New York City. Former U.S. Secretary of Treasury Robert Rubin presented Sima with The Brookings Institute's Hamilton Project Economic Policy Innovation Prize for her revenue-neutral proposal to increase the effectiveness of federal subsidies for higher education.
Sima grew up in California and received her J.D. and LL.M. in tax from the New York University School of Law where she was awarded the David F. Bradford Prize. She doubled majored in engineering and science, technology, and society at Stanford University, where she graduated with honors.
Articles by Sima J. Gandhi
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A Golden Opportunity to Evaluate Energy Tax Expenditures,
July 22, 2010
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Ask the Expert: What Are Tax Expenditures?,
July 20, 2010
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Turn Off the Oil Subsidy Spigot ,
July 6, 2010
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Show Us the Money,
June 29, 2010
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Congressmen Join Chorus Calling for Tax Expenditure Scrutiny,
June 18, 2010
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Rescission Decision,
June 17, 2010
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Bringing Accountability to Tax Expenditures,
May 27, 2010
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Why Do We Give Oil Companies Such Large Subsidies?,
May 26, 2010
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The Big Oil Discount,
May 13, 2010
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Eliminating Tax Subsidies for Oil Companies,
May 13, 2010
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Investing in our Clean Energy Economy,
May 7, 2010
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Pumping Tax Dollars to Big Oil,
April 14, 2010
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America’s Hidden Power Bill,
April 13, 2010
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Audit the Tax Code,
April 13, 2010
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i3 Brings Innovation to Education,
April 9, 2010
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Cracking the Code,
April 1, 2010
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Slay the Sacred Tax Cow,
March 8, 2010
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Why the Savings from Health Care Reform Are Underappreciated,
October 13, 2009
