Member of Board of Trustees, State University Retirement System, since 1995. President, Illinois Economic Association, 1986-87. Vice president, Midwest Economics Association, 1987-88. On the editorial board for the Quarterly Review of Economics and Business, 1979-88. Teaching and Research Teaches courses in public finance and public sector economics.
Research focuses on public finance, public choice, and regional economic development.
Specializes in state and local taxation and expenditure analysis in regional economic development issues.