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OSKAR R. HARMON
Department of Economics
University of Connecticut
One University Place
Stamford, CT06901-2315
Voice: 203. 251.8415 Office: 518.478.0216 Cell:518.859.8099
E-mail: oskar.harmon@.uconn.edu
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. 1980 Economics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
M.A. 1976 Economics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
B.A. 1973 Economics, ClarkUniversity, Worcester, MA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1994 - DateAssociate Professor, University of Connecticut
1995 - 1997Research Associate, The ConnecticutCenter for Economic Analysis
1988 - 1989 Economist,New York State Tax Study Commission
1987 - 1988Visiting Assistant Professor, VassarCollege
1982 - 1993Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut
ACADEMIC ARTICLES
Federal, State and Local Taxes:
“The Federal Estate Tax: Repeal or Reform?” Tax Notes (Tax Analysts: Washington, DC), August, 2001
“Neutrality and the Marriage Tax Penalty”, Tax Notes (Tax Analysts: Washington, DC), May 21, 2001
“AMT: How and Why to Reform”, Tax Notes (Tax Analysts: Washington, DC), April 23, 2001
“State Tax Policy Options: Unbalanced Portfolios and Win-Win Portfolios,” in S.Nagel (ed.) Research in Public Policy Analysis and Management (JAI Press: Greenwich CT, 1998).
“Making The Connecticut Income Tax Simpler,” with S. McMillen, TheConnecticut Economy, August 1997, 12. Reprinted in State Tax Notes, September 1, 1997.
“Three Republican Governors’ Tax Budgets: A Scorecard and Comparison,” The Connecticut Economy, October 1996, 6.
Connecticut’s Tax Amnesty Program--Tax Delinquents are Given a Second Chance for a Second Time,” The Connecticut Economy, October 1995.
“Portfolio Analysis and Vertical Equity: A New York Application,” with R. Mallick, Public Finance Quarterly, October 1994, vol. 22, no. 4, 418-438.
“Who Pays New York Taxes,” The Journal of Business and Economics, Fall 1994, vol. 2, no. 2, 29-48.
“The Optimal State Tax Portfolio Model: An Extension”, with R. Mallick,National Tax Journal, June 1994, vol. 47, no. 2, 395-402. (Reprinted in State Tax Notes, September 26, 1994, vol. 7, no. 13, 851-857.)
“The Incidence of New York Taxes,” State Tax Notes, September 26, 1994, vol. 7, no. 13, 851-857.)
“An Economic Assessment of Connecticut’s Recent Tax Reforms,” with R. Mallick, State Tax Notes, August 2, 1993.
“The New View of Property Tax Incidence: The Case of New Jersey,” Public Finance Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 3, July 1989, 323-348.
Economic Damages:
“Plaintiff Bias in the CPLR 50-A/50-B Statute,” with J. Lambrinos, Albany Law Review, vol. 59, no. 2, 1995.
A Math Error in New York’s Structured Judgment Law,” The Southern Connecticut Business Economist Newsletter,” volume 1, number 2, November 1995.
“The Plaintiff Windfall in New York’s Structured Judgment Law,” with J. Lambrinos, Insurance Advocate, April 29, 1995.
“Hedonic Estimates of The Value of Life: A Critique,” with J. Lambrinos, Defense Counsel, July 1994, vol. 61, no. 3, 436-441.
“An Empirical Evaluation of Different Methods for Estimating Earnings Losses - Reply,” with J. Lambrinos, The Journal of Risk and Insurance, June 1992, Vol. 59, No. 2, 323-326.
“An Empirical Evaluation of Different Methods for Estimating Earnings Losses,” with J. Lambrinos, The Journal of Risk and Insurance, Vol. 56, No. 4, December 1989, 733-739.
Housing Economics:
“Specification Tests in Hedonic Models,” with J. Burgess, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, December, 1991, 373-393.
“A Hazard Rate Analysis of Single-Family Conventional Mortgage Loan Delinquency Payment Patterns,” Housing Finance Review, Vol. 8, No. 4, December 1989, 291-306.
“Housing Adjustment Costs: Measuring Their Impact on Mobility and Housing Demand Elasticities,” with M.Potepan, The American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association Journal, Vol. 16, No. 4, Winter, 1988, 459-478.
“The Income Elasticity of Demand for Single-Family Owner-Occupied Housing: An Empirical Reconciliation,” Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 24, No. 2, September 1988, 173-185.
Information Technology:
“Are Online Exams an Invitation to Cheat?”, with J. Lambrinos, Journal of Economic Education, forthcoming.
“Partnering for a Wireless Classroom”, with N. Gillies, T.H.E. Journal Web Exclusive, June 2004,
“Comparing the Effectiveness of Different Presentation Formats for Workshops on Introductory Library Skills” with S. Cudiner, Research Strategies, (2002).
"Teaching Economics Students How to Research in an Electronic Library: An Active Learning Approach, with S.Cudiner, in B. Dewey (ed.) Library User Education: Powerful Learning, Powerful Partnerships (Scarecrow Press: 2000),
“An Active Learning Approach to Teaching Effective Online Search Strategies: A Librarian/Faculty Collaboration,” with S. Cudiner, T.H.E. Journal, December 2000,
WORKING PAPERS
Student Performance in Traditional vs. Online Format: Evidence from an MBA Level Introductory Economics Class, with J. Lambrinos (February 2007).
Proctored Exams: A Necessary Cost of Online Instruction? with J. Buffolino, and J. Lambrinos (December 2006).
Teaching Principles of Economics with Interactive Online Exercises, with D. Mercier, M. Brown, and C. Burdick (November 2006).
MONOGRAPHS AND REPORTS
“Campaign 2000 Tax Proposals: What They Mean for New Yorkers” with E.J. McMahon, The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, October 2000.
"EmpireState Exodus: New York's Migrating Taxpayers" with R.Keating (The Empire Foundation for Policy Research: AlbanyNY) September 1999.
A User’s Guide to the Connecticut Tax Analysis Modeling (TAM) Software TAM is aprogram designed by Harmon and McMillen that reads uses CT state personal income tax returns to simulate “static and dynamic” tax revenue estimates. TAM was developed under contract with the Connecticut Office of Policy Management. Runs under Win95 and Office97 (1998).
“Federal and State Death Tax Liability for Selected States,” State of Connecticut Department of Economic Development, (1995).
“Assessing the Impact of The New York State Thruway on New York’s Business Climate,” The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, (1991).
“New YorkState Employment Growth: Recent Trends,” The Temporary Commission on the Simplification and Modernization of New York State Tax Law, (1990).
“A New York State Personal Income Tax Micro simulation Model Based on Tax Return Data, with B. Downes and V. Connelly, The Temporary Commission on the Simplification and Modernization of New York State Tax Law, (1990).
“An Analysis of Whether to Include an Index Formula in the Restructured Petroleum Business Gross Receipts Tax,” The Temporary Commission on the Simplification and Modernization of New York State Tax Law, (1989).
“Revenue Potential of Indexation of the New YorkState Motor Fuel Tax,” The Temporary Commission on the Simplification and Modernization of New York State Tax Law, (1989).
“Revenue Stability Under Alternative Fuel Tax Designs,” The Temporary Commission on the Simplification and Modernization of New YorkState Tax Law, (1989).
“A Functional Specification Manual of the New York State Personal Income Tax Micro simulation Model,” with H. Staniloff, The Temporary Commission on the Simplification and Modernization of New York State Tax Law, (1989).
POPULAR WRITINGS
“Not Even Reagan Achieved A Growth Rate of 3.5%,” Norwich Bulletin, September 6, 1996.
WEBMASTER
University of Connecticut-Stamford: (1995-2002)
Land Use Department, StamfordCity Hall(1997-9)
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
A Virtual Tour of Economic Clusters in FairfieldCounty: on CD ROM, developed for the Southwestern Connecticut Economic Alliance (1998).
Tax Analysis Modeling (TAM): Software that uses Connecticut’s 1.3 million state personal income tax returns to simulate “static and dynamic” tax revenue estimates of proposed tax law changes. Developed with Stan McMillen under contract with the Connecticut Office of Policy Management. Runs under Win95 and Office97 (1998)
MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS
"Technology in the Classroom", UCONN-Storrs Dept. of Economics, April 12, 1999
"Client-side Quiz Scripts in Perl" UCONN-Storrs University Library, Library Forum Series, March 25, 1999
"Using Information Technology in the Classroom" Winter Meeting of Uconn Foundation, Stamford, CT, February 26, 1999
"Using Information Technology in the Classroom" Delegation of Chinese educators from Shanghai Fisheries University, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Science and the Institute of Ocean logy Chinese Academy of Sciences, UCONN-Stamford, CT, November, 1998
Report on the Stamford Enterprise Zone’” presented to the Stamford Board of Representatives, February 1997.
GRANTS
Uconn Teaching and Learning Institute, with S.Cudiner, Develop inter-disciplinary cyber-course content at the Uconn-Stamford Campus, $26,000, 2000.
State of Connecticut Governor’s Office, Develop a tax simulation model for revenue estimation, $90,000, 1997-8.
Research Foundation Grant, University of CT, Develop a tax simulation model for revenue estimation (1984-89)
AWARDS
University of Connecticut Chancellor's Information Technology Award (2000)
Neato.com CD Design Award (1998)
Visiting Faculty Fellowship, YaleUniversity (1989)
Dissertation Research Award, RutgersUniversity (1979)
University Scholar, New YorkUniversity (1975)
REFEREE FOR ACADEMIC JOURNALS
American Economist
American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association
International Journal of Finance
Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics
Journal of Risk and Insurance
National Tax Journal
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Economic Association
National Association of Forensic Economists
National Tax Association-National Tax Institute of America