John Spry
Associate Professor of Business Economics : Finance Department
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B.A., economics, Ohio State University
M.A., economics, University of Rochester
Ph.D., economics, University of Rochester
Research Specialties:
- Public Finance
- Industrial organization
- Economics of gambling
- Economics of education
- Organizational governance and architecture
- State and local taxation
- The tax incidence of state lottery games
- The effects of income and casino competition on charitable gambling
Major Works:
- "The Effects of Fiscal Competition on Local Property and Income Tax Reliance," Topics in Economic Analysis & Policy, Vol. 5 (1), pp. 1-19, 2005.
- "Assessing the Impact of Monopoly Toll Road Service Areas," with J. Crowley, Eastern Economic Journal, Vol. 30 (3), pp. 381-397, Summer 2004.
- "The Determinants of Indiana Lottery Sales," 2003 Proceedings of the National Tax Association, pp. 198-205, National Tax Association, November 2003.
- "The Social Responsibility of Corporate Management: A Classical Critique," with P. Coelho and J. McClure, Mid-American Journal of Business, Vol. 18 (1), pp. 15-24, Spring 2003.
- “The Relative Regressivity of Seven Lottery Games” (with Kathryn L. Combs and J.B. Kim), Applied Economics. 2008, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 35 – 39.
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