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Associate Director, Center for Competitiveness and Prosperity Research, and Manager of Research Initiatives, Office of the University Economist
Summarizes supply-side economic theory and the Laffer Curve, reviews the tax burden in Arizona after nearly 25 years of tax reductions passed by the Arizona Legislature, and examines the effects of these tax reductions on economic performance and public revenue. Empirical evidence indicates that economic performance in Arizona has not been stronger since the tax cuts went into effect and that public revenue has fallen substantially.
Associate Director, Center for Competitiveness and Prosperity Research, and Manager of Research Initiatives, Office of the University Economist
After receiving his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Toledo, Tom earned his Master of Business Administration from Arizona State University in 1976. After working in the private sector, he joined ASU in 1980, working for the predecessor of the L. William Seidman Research Institute. Since 2005, he has served as manager of research initiatives in the Office of the University Economist.
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