Gary A. Hoover

Gary A. Hoover
Assistant Dean for Faculty and Graduate Student Development, Professor of Economics and William White McDonald Family Distinguished Faculty Fellow
Economics, Finance & Legal Studies
Office: 267 Alston Hall, 205-348-6033
Specialty Areas:
Public Policy Analysis, Income Distribution, Public Finance.
Education:
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.A.), Washington University (M.A. and Ph.D.).
Honors, Achievements and Affiliations:
Dr. Hoover is a visiting scholar at the Institute for Research on Poverty and is a faculty mentor in the Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program and the Culverhouse College of Commerce & Business Administration Faculty Scholars Program. His articles have been published in Economics and Politics, Journal of Income Distribution, American Economic Review P&P, Journal of Labor Research, and the Eastern Economic Journal.

Selected Publications

  • “Panel Evidence on Economic Freedom and Growth in the United States.”  (With Ryan Compton and Daniel Giedeman.)  European Journal of Political Economy.  September 2011.
  • “Racial/Ethnic Income Inequality Responses to Government Maintenance Programs in the US.”  (With Mehmet Yaya.)  Public Finance Review. May 2011.
  • “Gender Differences in Income Inequality Among Immigrants to the United States.” (With Mehmet Yaya.)  Social Science Journal. September 2010.
  • “The Determinants of Laws Restricting Youth Access to Tobacco.” (With Junsoo Lee and Craig Gallet.) Contemporary Economic Policy. January 2009.
  • “Elected versus Appointed School District Officials: Is there a Difference in Student Outcomes?” Public Finance Review. September 2008.
  • “Non-White Poverty and the Macro-economy: The Impact of Growth.” (With Walter Enders and Donald G. Freeman.) American Economic Review. May 2008.
  • “Putting Out Fires:  An Examination of the Determinants of State Clean Indoor-Air Law.” (With Craig Gallet and Junsoo Lee.) Southern Economic Journal. July 2006.
  • “Group Welfare and the Formation of a Common Labor Market:  Some Global Results.” (With Paul Rothstein.) International Tax and Public Finance. January 2006.
  • “The Political Determinants of Federal Expenditure at the State Level.” (With Paul Pecorino.) Public Choice. April 2005.
  •  “Poverty, Non-White Poverty, and the Sen Index.” (With John Formby.) Review of Income and Wealth.  December 2004.
  • “Whose Line Is It? Plagiarism in Economics.” (With Walter Enders.) Journal of Economic Literature.  June 2004.
  • “The Impact of Demographics on Policy Outcomes under Varying Institutional Frameworks.” Economics and Politics. July 2002.
  • “Market Structure and Racial Earnings:  Evidence from Displaced Workers.” (With Jackie Agesa and Richard U. Agesa.) American Economic Review.   May 2001.