Policy + Technology + Economics

Max Ghenis

Building open-source tools that help people understand how policy affects their lives and their communities.

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Current work

Co-founder & CEO

PolicyEngine

Open source software to simulate tax and benefit policies in the US and UK. Our tools help policymakers, researchers, and the public understand how reforms affect households and society.

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Recent writing

Scrollywood: Smooth scroll video recording for the web

A Chrome extension that records smooth-scrolling videos of any webpage, built for capturing scrollytelling stories and long-form content.

I used Claude Code to recertify for SNAP

Browser automation + document reading + form filling: Claude Code completed my SNAP recertification in about an hour of active work, across 373 tool calls.

opencollective-py: Manage OpenCollective from your terminal or Claude Code

A Python client, CLI, and MCP server for the OpenCollective API.

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Side projects

Developer Tools

CodeStitch

Combine GitHub repos, PRs, and issues into single files for AI context

PR Improver

LLM-powered tool suggesting improvements to PRs based on repo guidelines

OEWS Explorer

Dashboard for exploring BLS occupational & wage data

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Academic research

What can LLMs tell us about the ETI?

With Jason DeBacker. How LLMs perceive behavioral responses to tax policy.

Beer Price Controls at Yankee Stadium

Economic analysis of stadium pricing, externalities, and welfare.

AI Model Policy Impact Forecasts

Examining LLMs for forecasting policy outcomes under different administrations.

Enhancing Survey Microdata with Administrative Records

Novel approach to microsimulation dataset construction. Presented at NTA 2024.

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