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Faculty Biography

Dagney G. Faulk
Associate Professor of Economics
(812) 941-2569
dfaulk@ius.edu

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Professional Interests:

Research: Public Finance

Teaching: Urban Economics, Public Finance

Academic Background:

Intellectual Contributions:

Refereed Articles

Faulk, D. G. (2006).  The Process and Practice of Downtown Revitalization. Review of Policy Research, 23 (2) , 625-645.

Faulk, D. G. (2002).  Do State Economic Development Incentives Create Jobs? An Analysis State Employment Tax Credits. National Tax Journal, 55 (2) , 263-280.

Faulk, D. G. (2001).  The Participation of Firms in Tax Incentive Programs. Review of Regional Studies, 31 (1) , 39-50.

Refereed Proceedings

Full Paper

Faulk, D. G. (2000).  The Goals and Limitations of Corporate Tax Credits as a Policy Tool. Annual Conference on Taxation , 195-201.

Faulk, D. G. (1999).  The Employment Participation Decision and State Employment Tax Credits. Annual Conference on Taxation , 481-86.

Non-Refereed Articles

Faulk, D. G. & Schansbert, D. E. (2006).  The Effects of City-County Consolidation: A Review of the Recent Academic Literature. Indiana Policy Review , 3-19.

Landers, J. & Faulk, D. G. (2005).  In the Zone: A Look at Indiana's Enterprise Zones. Indiana Business Review, 80 (2) , 7-12.

Bingham, J. & Faulk, D. G. (2005).  Economic Self-Sufficiency: The Minimum Cost of Family Support in Indiana's Metropolitan Areas. Indiana Business Review, 80 (3) , 1-5.

Faulk, D. G. (2005).  Outlook 2006: New Albany, IN. Indiana Business Review, 80 (4) , 23-26.

Faulk, D. G. (2004).  Outlook 2005 for New Albany, IN. Indiana Business Review, 79 (4) , 22-24.

Faulk, D. G. (2004).  How We Got Here from There: A Chronology of Indiana Property Tax Laws. Indiana Business Review, 79 (2) , 1-3.

Faulk, D. G. & Landers, J. R. (2004).  Business Income Taxes in Indiana: Who Pays? Indiana Business Review, 79 (3) , 1-3.

Faulk, D. G. (2003).  Outlook 2004 for New Albany, IN. Indiana Business Review, 78 (4) , 22-24.

Faulk, D. G. (2002).  Outlook 2003 for New Albany, IN. Indiana Business Review, 77 (4) , 26-28.

Faulk, D. G. (2001).  Outlook 2002 for New Albany and the Louisville MSA. Indiana Business Review, 76 (4) , 25-27.

Faulk, D. G. (2000).  The Economic Outlook for Southern Indiana and the Louisville Metropolitan Area. Indiana Business Review, 75 (4) , 32-35.

Invited Articles/Reviews

Faulk, D. G. (2000).  An Analysis of the Participation Decision and Employment Impact of State Employment Tax Credits. State Tax Notes , 761-765. (Invited)

Book Chapters

Refereed

Faulk, D. G., (2006). Discussant Comments: Harberger and Holtzblatt. In James Alm, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Mark Rider (Ed.) The Challenges of Tax Reform in a Global Economy , (pp. 73-74). New York, New York:  Springer.

Presentation of Refereed Papers

National

Faulk, D.G. (2000, November). The Goals and Limitations of Corporate Tax Credits as a Policy Tool.   Presented at National Tax Association Annual Meeting, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Faulk, D.G. (1999, October). An Analysis of the Participation Decision and Employment Impact of State Employment Tax Credits.   Presented at National Tax Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

Regional

Faulk, D.G. (2003, April). The Process and Practice of Revitalizing Aging Downtowns within Metropolitan Areas.   Presented at Southern Regional Science Association Annual Meeting, Louisville, Kentucky.

Faulk, D.G. (2001, March). Do State Economic Development Incentives Create Jobs? An Analysis of State Employment Tax Credits.   Presented at Midwest Economic Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois.

Faulk, D.G. (2001, March). City/Suburban Earnings Differentials: An Analysis of Earnings by Occupation.   Presented at Midwest Economic Association Annual Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio.

Presentation of Non-Refereed Papers

National

Faulk, D. G., Martinez-Vasquez, J., & Wallace, S. (2006, June). Taxing Potential Income: A Second Look at Presumptive Taxes.   Invited presentation at Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Annual Conference on Public Finance Issues, Stone Mountain, United States of America.

Regional

Faulk, D. G. (2006, August). Downtown Revitalization: The Process and Practice of Improving Your Town Center.   Invited presentation at Smart Growth Summit, Jeffersonville, Indiana.

Faulk, D. G. (2002, October). The Process and Practice of Revitalizing Aging Downtowns within Metropolitan Areas. Indiana Academy of the Social Sciences Annual Meeting, Richmond, Indiana.

Faulk, D. G. (2001, October). Reflections on Sprawl from Northeastern Brazil.   Invited presentation at Indiana Planning Association Annual Conference, Clarkesville, Indiana.

Dissertation

An Analysis of the Participation Decision and Employment Impact of State Employment Tax Credits

Papers Under Review

Faulk, D. G., (2005). "The Process and Practice of Downtown Revitalization," initial submission to Review of Policy Research .

Working Papers

Faulk, D. G., (2006). "The Effects of Business Property Tax Abatement" targeted for Annual Conference of the National Tax Association.

Faulk, D. G., (2005). "An Evaluation of Student Characteristics and Performance in Economics Principles Courses".

Faulk, D. G., (2005). "Extreme Makeover? Academic Perspectives on City-County Consolidation" targeted for Urban Affairs Review.

Faulk, D. G., (2005). "Business Property Tax Incentives in Indiana" targeted for Growth And Change: A Journal Of Urban And Regional Policy.

Faulk, D. G. & Landers, J. (2005). "The Goals and Limitations of State Business Income Tax Credits as a Policy Tool".

Other Research Activities

2005 - Newspaper Articles or Columns:  Editorial entitled 'Local Government Consolidation Carries Risks' about city-county government consolidation (with Suzanne Leland, Eric Schansberg, and Samuel Staley).

2005 - Other Publications:  'The Louisville Economy' in 2006 Vision and Business Trends published by Greater Louisville Inc.