Thomas Husted Professor Economics
- Degrees
- PhD, Economics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
AB, Economics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Bio
- My research examines the political economy of various government expenditure programs, including primary and secondary education, income redistribution, and federal disaster aid.
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Teaching
Fall 2024
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ECON-300 Intermediate Microeconomics
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ECON-341 Public Economics
Spring 2025
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ECON-200 Microeconomics
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ECON-300 Intermediate Microeconomics
Partnerships & Affiliations
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American Economic Association
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Public Choice Society
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Southern Economic Association
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National Tax Association
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American Education Finance Association
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Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities
Selected Publications
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"The Effect of the Expansion of the Voting Franchise on the Size of Government," (with Lawrence Kenny), Journal of Political Economy , 105, 1, (February 1997): 54-82.
聽 聽 聽 聽 - 鈥淓vidence on the Impact of State Government on Primary and Secondary Education and the Equity-Efficiency Tradeoff,鈥 (with Lawrence Kenny), Journal of Law and Economics, (April 2000): 285-308. 聽 聽
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鈥淭he Legacy of Serrano: The Impact of Mandated Equal Spending on Private School Enrollment,鈥 (with Lawrence Kenny), Southern Economic Journal, 68, 3 (January 2002): 566-583.
聽 聽 聽 聽 - 鈥淧olitical Economy of the Inequality in School Spending,鈥 (with David N. Figlio and Lawrence W. Kenny), Journal of Urban Economics, 55, (2004): 338-349. 聽 聽
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鈥淓xplanations for States Adopting Limits on Educational Spending,鈥 (with Lawrence W. Kenny), Public Finance Review, 35, 5 (September 2007): 586-605聽 聽 聽
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Professional Presentations
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- Public Choice Society: 1986-1989, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998-2000, 2002-2004 聽 聽
- Southern Economic Association: 1987, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2007 聽 聽
- Western Economic Association: 1988 (CPI Session Organizer), 1991 聽 聽
- National Tax Association: 1996, 1997 聽 聽
- American Political Science Association: 1990, 1991 聽 聽
- American Economic Association: 2003 Atlantic Economic Society: 1990
Professional Services
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- 聽Editorial Board, Public Choice