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Ariel Jurow Kleiman is a Professor of Law at the University of Southern California's Gould School of Law, where she specializes in tax law and policy with a focus on impacts on low-income and vulnerable populations. She holds a BA from UCLA (summa cum laude), an MS in Development Studies from the London School of Economics, and a JD from Yale Law School where she received the Florence M. Kelley Prize.
Her research examines how tax systems intersect with poverty, inequality, and social justice across local, state, and federal levels. Primary research domains include:
- Tax compliance burdens on marginalized communities
- Redesign of safety-net programs and anti-poverty legislation
- Equitable taxation of informal labor markets
- Local tax limitations and democratic accountability
Her scholarly publications consistently address systemic inequities in taxation, with recent works exploring pandemic-era policy responses, criminal justice fees, international tax equity, and child benefit reforms. Collectively, they demonstrate rigorous interdisciplinary analysis of tax systems as tools for social change.
Awards and honors include:
- Skadden Fellowship for public interest law
- Herman Phleger Visiting Professorship at Stanford Law School
- Hugh Ault Fellowship at Max Planck Institute for Tax Law
- Florence M. Kelley Prize for legal scholarship
She founded Bet Tzedek's Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic, securing millions in client refunds, and chairs the Institute for Responsive Government Action. In 2023, she served as the sole academic on a Congressional task force evaluating the IRS Direct File system, influencing national tax policy.
