David L. Sjoquist

David Sjoquist is Professor of Economics and holder of the Dan E. Sweat Chair in Educational and Community Policy in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. He also serves as Director of Domestic Programs and Director of the Fiscal Research Center. His research focuses on public finance, particularly state and local public finance, urban economics, especially local economic development and central city poverty, and educational policy. He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from the University of Minnesota. He is a member of several professional associations and is on the Board of Editors of the National Tax Journal. He has been on the boards of many local civic organizations and is currently a member of the Board of the Atlanta Regional Commission, which is the planning agency for the Atlanta region.