William Hoyt
Martin School Director
Professor of Economics

Education:
Ph.D. in Economics, University of Wisconsin, 1986

Fields of Interest:
Public Finance
Urban Economics

Courses Taught:
ECO 601 Microeconomic Theory
ECO 796 Public Economics
PA 752 Economics of Policy Analysis
PA 795 Special Topics in Public Administration

Links:
E-mail
Vita (.pdf)

Biography

William Hoyt’s research focuses on issues in public economics, with particular emphasis on state and local public finance and cost-benefit analysis of public programs. Dr. Hoyt’s current research includes work on fiscal competition, local economic development, the impacts of state and local tax policies on employment, the impacts of tax policies on housing markets, educational choice plans and crossover in the use of poverty programs.  He has published The American Economic Review, The Review of Economics and Statistics, the Journal of Public Economics, and the Journal of Urban Economics among others. In addition to his appointments in the Martin School and Department of Economics, he is also an Associate of the Center for Drug and Alcohol Research (CDAR). Dr. Hoyt has served as Principal Investigator on projects funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Labor, and the United States Department of Agriculture (Economic Research Service). He has done extensive work with and for a number of state agencies in Kentucky including the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Cabinet for Economic Development, the Governor’s Office, and the Kentucky Department of Parks.  As well as serving on numerous advisory boards for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Urban Economics and a research fellow for Center for Economic Studies (Munich, Germany).

Dwight Denison
Director of Graduate Studies
MPA/MPP Programs

Education:
Ph.D. in Public Administration & Policy,
Martin School, University of Kentucky, 1997

Fields of Interest:
Tax-Exempt Bond Markets & Nonprofit Finance
Public, Health, & Nonprofit Financial Management

Courses Taught:
PA 632 Public Funds Management
PA 662
PA 731 Fiscal and Budgetary Policy

Links:
E-mail
Vita (.pdf)

Biography

Dwight Denison is Professor of Public and Nonprofit Finance at the Martin School of Public Policy and Administration at University of Kentucky and the Director of Graduate Studies for the Masters in Public Policy and Masters in Public Administration programs. His research interests include financial management, municipal finance, and tax administration. He is also interested in the financing of the not-for-profit sector. His research has been published in various books and journals including: National Tax Journal, Public Finance Review, Public Administration Review, Public Budgeting and Finance, Municipal Finance Journal, Transportation Quarterly, and the Journal of Nonprofit Management. He has served as a public-finance consultant to many well-known organizations including Citizen's Budget Commission, Council of State Governments, and Financial Guaranty Insurance Company. Prior to joining the Martin School, he spent eight years on the faculty at the Wagner School at New York University.