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Appendix F Biographical Sketches of Panel Members and Staff
Pages 162-166

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... is codirector of the Rockefeller Institute and distinguished professor of political science and public policy at the State University of New York at Albany. He has written and edited books on the implementation of domestic public programs in the United States and on American federalism.
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From page 163...
... Major projects under way are a study of local tax rates of Virginia cities, counties, and towns; a study describing and analyzing Virginia's substate areas based primarily on the Regional Economic Information System of the Bureau of Economic Analysis; an article on Virginia's controversial plan to reimburse localities for foregone personal property taxes on motor vehicles; a study of the economic impact of the University of Virginia; and VaStat, a statistical resource maintained on the web. A graduate of the University of Colorado, Boulder, he has an M.A.
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From page 164...
... , where he directed work on the operations of the federal statistical system and advised the staff on the use of statistics and statistical methodologies in the conduct of audits and evaluations of government programs and operations. Prior to joining GAO in July 2000, he was the chief statistician of the Bureau of Economic Analysis and associate director for national accounts and a member of the Statistics Canada National Accounts Advisory Committee.
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... John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management at Carnegie Mellon University. His general research interests include public economics, urban real estate assessment practices, and state and local taxation policy.
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