| Degrees |
Ph.D.,
M.A. Northwestern University, 1970, 1966
B.A., Wichita University, 1964. |
| Positions
Held |
| At
the University of Illinois since 1980. Professor of economics at Miami
University (Ohio), 1968-80. Economist, Office of Tax Analysis, Department
of the Treasury, 1967. |
| Recent
Publications |
| "Excise
Taxes," in Encyclopedia Taxation and Tax Policy National Tax
Association, 1999. "Measuring the Performance of the Property Tax System,"
co-author, National Tax Journal Vol. 49 (March 1996). "The Illinois
Structural Deficit Dilemma: The Growing Gap between State Expectations
and Revenue Realities," reprinted in State Tax Notes (March 1996).
"Illinois' Low Return on Federal Tax Dollar: Is there Really Cause
for Concern?" Illinois Tax Facts (December 1996). "In Defense of the
Illinois Tax System," Chicago Tribune (August 21, 1996). "State and
Local Revenue Sources in Illinois," and "Fiscal Trends and Issues
in Illinois: An Overview," co-authored, in Dilemmas of Fiscal Reform:
Paying for State and Local Government in Illinois, Lawrence B. Joseph,
ed. (A Chicago Assembly book, University of Chicago, 1996). "Economic
Growth in the American States: The End of Convergence," co-author,
Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance Vol. 35 (1995). Illinois
Tax and Budget Developments: 1993-94 Review (Urbana, IL: Institute
of Government and Public Affairs, February 1995). |
| Honors
and Awards |
|
Listed in Who's Who in America. Elected to Phi Kappa Phi and Beta
Gamma Sigma. |
| Academic
Service |
| Executive
Director, National Tax Association since 2000. Member
of Board of Trustees, State University Retirement System, since 1995.
President, Illinois Economic Association, 1986-87. Vice president,
Midwest Economics Association, 1987-88. On the editorial board for
the Quarterly Review of Economics and Business, 1979-88. |
| Teaching
and Research |
| Teaches
courses in public finance and public sector economics. Research focuses
on public finance, public choice, and regional economic development.
Specializes in state and local taxation and expenditure analysis in
regional economic development issues. Advisor to: the Illinois Bureau
of Budget, since 1991; the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community
Affairs, 1993; Governor Edgar's Transition Team, 1990-91. Has served
as a tax and revenue consultant to many Illinois government commissions
and offices. |
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