Martin School of Public Policy and Administration

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Address:
James W. Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
Fourth Floor, Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
Phone: (859)-539-0677
E-mail: jmfost2@g.uky.edu
Vita (.pdf)
Dissertation Title:"Voter Preferences and State and Local Tax Policy"
Committee:Eugenia Toma (chair), Merl Hackbart, William H. Hoyt, and David E. Wildasin
Research Fields:State and local public finance, education policy, quantitative methods
Teaching Interests:Public budgeting and finance, education policy, quantitative methods, policy analysis, program evaluation, public economics
Job Market Paper: "Voter Ideology, Economic Factors, and State and Local Tax Progressivity"
Working Paper(s):"Tax Exporting and the Business Share of Sales Tax Levies"


Address:
James W. Martin School of Public Policy and Administration
Fourth Floor, Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
Phone: (859)-327-1221
E-mail: MatthewLHowell@gmail.com
Vita (.pdf)
Dissertation Title: "E Pluribus Unum: Interest Group Organization's Effect on The Fragmentation And Governance of American Urban Areas"
Committee: Edward Jennings (chair), Eugenia Toma, Joe Labianca, Rick Waterman
Research Fields: State and local government, public policy, methods
Teaching Interests: State and local government, public policy, methods
Job Market Paper: "Borders of Law and Money: Group Formation and the Fragmentation of the American Metropolis"