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Vita
EmailRobert M. Schwab
Professor of Economics
Biography
Robert Schwab, Professor, received his BA from Grinnell College and his PhD from Johns Hopkins University. His primary field of research is public economics with an emphasis on taxation and public education. He was the Associate Dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences from 2004 until 2009.
Areas of Interest:
public economics with an emphasis on taxation and public education
Working Papers
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| January 1, 2004 | What Should Local Governments Tax: Income or Property? with Oates, Wallace; Schwartz, A. (ed.) City Taxes, City Spending: Essays in Honor of Dick Netzer (Cheltenham, U.K.: Edward Elgar, 2004), pp. 7-29. |
| March 1, 1997 | The Impact of Urban Land Taxation: The Pittsburgh Experience with Oates, Wallace National Tax Journal (Mar 1997), 50, pp. 1-22. |
| October 1, 1992 | Measuring Peer Group Effects: A Study of Teenage Behavior with Oates, Wallace; Evans, W. Journal of Political Economy (October, 1992) 100, pp. 966-991. |
| March 1, 1991 | Community Composition and the Provision of Local Public Goods: A Normative Analysis with Oates, Wallace Journal of Public Economics (March, 1991), 44, pp. 217-237. |
| April 1, 1988 | Economic Competition Among Jurisdictions: Efficiency-Enhancing or Distortion-Inducing? with Oates, Wallace Journal of Public Economics (April, 1988), 35, pp. 333-354. |
Teaching - Spring 2012
| Course | Syllabus | WWW |
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| ECON 200: Principles of Microeconomics |  |
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| ECON 878: Workshop in Labor Economics |
Teaching - Spring 2011
| Course | Syllabus | WWW |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 414: Game Theory | |
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| ECON 878: Workshop in Labor Economics |
Teaching - Fall 2010
| Course | Syllabus | WWW |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 200: Principles of Microeconomics | |
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| ECON 200: Principles of Microeconomics | |
Teaching - Spring 2010
| Course | Syllabus | WWW |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 414: Game Theory | |
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| ECON 709: Advanced Topics in Applied and Theoretical Macroeconomics | ||
| ECON 878: Workshop in Labor Economics |
Teaching - Fall 2009
| Course | Syllabus | WWW |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 200: Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| ECON 200: Principles of Microeconomics |
Tydings Hall 4106B
3105 Tydings Hall
Department of Economics
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-405-3487
Office Hours:
Tuesday
2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Thursday
2:00 pm-3:30 pm