Christopher C. Hull, Ph.D.
Associate ScholarChristopher C. Hull, Ph.D., is the President of Issue Management Inc., a full-service public affairs firm focused on achieving policy results. Dr. Hull holds a Ph.D. with distinction in American Government from Georgetown University, and an undergraduate degree magna cum laude in Comparative Government from Harvard University. He has served as Chief of Staff in the U.S. House of Representatives; the Majority Caucus Staff Director of a State Senate; Executive Vice President of a major national think tank, and Legislative Assistant/Legislative Correspondent in the U.S. Senate. He is the author of Grassroots Rules (Stanford University Press, 2007), on retail politics and ideology in U.S. elections, as well as more than 100 book chapters, peer-reviewed articles, conference papers, and op-eds.
Research Authored
Prenatal Tax Credits and Child Support for the Unborn: A Literature Review
Prenatal tax credits and child support for the unborn have a firm foundation in common law, as well as statutory and judicial precedent. Prenatal tax credits at the federal, state, and local levels hold out the promise of potentially enhanced birth weights and improved food stability, especially if the credit is provided monthly, is refundable, and is worth at least 10% of the federal child tax credit amount.