Wallace E. Oates
Wallace Eugene Oates (born March 21, 1937 in Los Angeles , California - † October 30, 2015 in Baltimore , Maryland ) was an American economist .
Life
Wallace Oates graduated from Stanford University and received a Ph.D. in economics. He first taught at Princeton University and moved to the University of Maryland, College Park in 1979 .
Oates is considered one of the co-founders of the theory of fiscal federalism . The decentralization theorem goes back to his book "Fiscal federalism" (1972). He also dealt in particular with topics of environmental economics .
Awards and honors
- 2013: Richard Musgrave Prize (with H. Spencer Banzhaf )
Fonts (selection)
To fiscal theory
- Fiscal Federalism . Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York 1972.
- An Essay on Fiscal Federalism . In: Journal of Economic Literature . tape 37 , no. 3 , September 1999, p. 1120-1149 ( PDF ).
To environmental economics
- with William J. Baumol : The Theory of Environmental Policy . 2nd Edition. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge [Cambridgeshire], New York 1988.
- with Maureen L. Cropper: Environmental Economics: A Survey . In: Journal of Economic Literature . tape 30 , no. 2 , June 1992, pp. 685-686 .
Web links
- Homepage at the University of Maryland ( Memento from October 22, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ In Memoriam: Distinguished University Professor Emeritus Wallace Oates. In: bsos.umd.edu . Retrieved November 13, 2015.
- ^ NTJ - National Tax Journal. Accessed December 15, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oates, Wallace E. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oates, Wallace Eugene (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 30, 2015 |
| Place of death | Baltimore , Maryland |