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.

See Also: Economics Department
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Teaching

"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.
“Evidence on the Impact of State Government on Primary and Secondary Education and the Equity-Efficiency Tradeoff,” (with Lawrence Kenny), Journal of Law and Economics, (April 2000): 285-308.
“The Legacy of Serrano: The Impact of Mandated Equal Spending on Private School Enrollment,” (with Lawrence Kenny), Southern Economic Journal, 68, 3 (January 2002): 566-583.
“Political Economy of the Inequality in School Spending,” (with David N. Figlio and Lawrence W. Kenny), Journal of Urban Economics, 55, (2004): 338-349.
“Explanations for States Adopting Limits on Educational Spending,” (with Lawrence W. Kenny), Public Finance Review, 35, 5 (September 2007): 586-605