Previously, I have taught in economics departments at Vanderbilt University (1993--2000), Indiana University (1979--1993) and at the University of Illinois at Chicago (1976--1979, my first job out of graduate school). I have spent one-year visits at the Department of Economics at Queen's University in Canada, at the Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) at the Universite Catholique de Louvain in Belgium, and at the World Bank. In addition, I have visited and lectured at a number of other universities and research institutes for shorter periods of time. My research and teaching interests lie generally in the areas of public and urban/regional/international economics. My cv (.pdf format) lists my work experience, publications, and other professional activities in considerable detail. A brief cv (everything I could fit onto two pages) offers a more concise summary of my professional background.
I have taught a variety of courses over the years, both at the undergraduate and graduate level. At the Martin School, these courses have included master's-level and Ph.D. courses in microeconomics and its policy applications as well as more specialized MPA/Ph.D. courses in public finance, tax policy, and international policy. During the Fall semester of 2009, I am teaching PA750, an introduction to microeconomics for MPP/Ph.D. students. Students in this course will want to consult the course web page.
During the Spring semester of 2010, I will teach a course on "Tax Policy", PA683, intended for master's level students but also possibly suitable for Ph.D. students. In addition, I am scheduled to teach a Ph.D.-level course, PA754, on "Advanced Topics in Public Economics".
PA683 has not been taught for some years. (Strictly speaking, it has never been taught before, but it is based on a previously-offered "special topics" course.) To assist prospective students, I have prepared some preliminary notes about this class.
CESifo in Munich, Germany. CESifo sponsors many academic research activities in economics, including publications, conferences, and lecture series, and is also very active in bringing academic economics into contact with the world of policymaking.
IZA, the Institute for the Study of Labor (in German, Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit), in Bonn. The IZA web site is an excellent source for information about current research in labor economics, including, in particular, studies of European labor markets, international migration, and related policy issues.
The Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation, a recently-established research unit that sponsors scholarly research and public policy analysis on the taxation of business.
IFIR is devoted to basic and applied policy research on matters relating to intergovernmental relations. It has supported faculty research, workshops and conferences, publications, and other activities. See, for example, the conference on "New Directions in Fiscal Federalism", co-sponsored with CESifo (see above). A selection of conference papers has appeared in special issues of CESifo Economic Studies and the Journal of Public Economics.
Please visit the IFIR web site for further information.
Of note: Special issue of CESifo Economic Studies on "New Directions in Fiscal Federalism," published 2007.
International Tax and Public Finance
Journal
of Public Economic Theory
Review of International Economics
I highly recommend these journals to readers and to prospective
authors!
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