Natasha Sarin
Associate Professor of Law
Natasha Sarin is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School with a secondary appointment at the Yale School of Management in the Finance Department. Previously, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy and later as a Counselor to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the United States Treasury Department, where her work focused on narrowing the gap between the taxes owed by the American public and those collected by the Internal Revenue Service.
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Education & Curriculum Vitae
B.A., Yale College, 2011
J.D., Harvard Law School, 2014
Ph.D. (Economics), Harvard University, 2019
Courses Taught
Natasha Sarin is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School with a secondary appointment at the Yale School of Management in the Finance Department. Previously, she served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy and later as a Counselor to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the United States Treasury Department, where her work focused on narrowing the gap between the taxes owed by the American public and those collected by the Internal Revenue Service. Prior to her government service, Sarin was a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School and the Wharton School. Her research centers on public finance and financial regulation, with work on tax policy, household finance, insurance, and macroprudential risk management. Her scholarship has been covered in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Financial Times, among other publications.
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Professor Sarin Testifies Before Senate Finance Committee
Associate Professor of Law Natasha Sarin testified before the Senate Finance Committee on May 16 on the importance of preserving funding to modernize the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided by the Inflation Reduction Act.
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Republicans Say They Want To Cut Debt, but Tax Plans Say the Opposite — A Commentary by Natasha Sarin and Mark J. Mazur
The Washington Post
Natasha Sarin is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School with a secondary appointment at the Yale School of Management in the Finance Department.
Friday, May 5, 2023
Faster IRS Offering Better Picture on Looming Debt ‘X-Date’
The Associated Press
Associate Professor of Law Natasha Sarin explains why it is difficult to pinpoint when the U.S. Treasury could run out of money.
Friday, April 7, 2023
The IRS Wants More People Working in Tax Enforcement. Now It Has To Find Them.
MarketWatch
Associate Professor Law Natasha Sarin comments on how the IRS can attract workers from the private sector.
Friday, April 7, 2023
The Problem With the IRS Pledge Not to Audit More Earners Under $400,000
The Wall Street Journal
Associate Professor Law Natasha Sarin tells why a tax filer’s net worth may not be clear from their tax returns.
Monday, April 3, 2023
Regulators Missed Silicon Valley Bank’s Problems for Months. Here’s Why. — A Commentary by Natasha Sarin
The Washington Post
Natasha Sarin is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Monday, March 20, 2023
How Not to Break the Bank
Work by Professors Yair Listokin and Natasha Sarin point out some of the flaws in the current banking regulatory system and steps that should be considered moving forward.
Thursday, March 16, 2023
‘Financial Regulation Has a Really Deep Problem’
The Atlantic
Associate Professor Natasha Sarin answers questions about the Silicon Valley Bank collapse.
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Sarin: GOP Tax Plan Would ‘Double Taxes’ for Most Americans
MSNBC
Associate Professor of Law Natasha Sarin discusses what would happen under a proposal in the House to abolish the IRS and income taxes in favor of a flat 30% sales tax.
Monday, February 13, 2023
There’s Nothing Fair About Republicans’ FairTax Proposal — A Commentary by Natasha Sarin
The Washington Post
Natasha Sarin is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Opinion Section at The Washington Post Expands Its Roster With Seven New Contributors
The Washington Post
Associate Professor of Law Natasha Sarin has joined The Washington Post’s opinion section as a contributor.
Tuesday, January 17, 2023
The Republicans Don’t Want To Fix the IRS. Here’s How To Do It Anyway. — A Commentary by Natasha Sarin and Lawrence H. Summers
The Washington Post
Natasha Sarin is an Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School.
Wednesday, January 11, 2023
Yale Law School Adds Four New Faculty Members in 2022–23
Four new professors have joined the Yale Law School faculty this academic year: Aslı Ü. Bâli ’99, Claudia Flores, Ketan Ramakrishnan ’21, and Natasha Sarin.
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Natasha Sarin Joins Yale Law School Faculty
Natasha Sarin joined the Yale Law School faculty as an Associate Professor of Law on Jan. 1, 2023.