Expertise
Urban Economics, Economic Impact Modeling, State and Local Fiscal Policy
Bio
Peter Bluestone, Ph.D., is the associate director of the Center for State and Local Finance and the Fiscal Research Center. His research spans urban economics, static and dynamic economic impact modeling, and state and local fiscal policy. His recent publications include reports on the effects of charter schools on property values and the property tax base available for a group of Georgia cities interested in funding a regional transit system. His expertise also includes modeling state and local impacts of policy changes and economic development using various economic models, including IMPLAN and Regional Economics Models Incorporated (REMI). Dr. Bluestone has served on the technical advisory committee for the Atlanta Regional Commission. He received his doctorate in economics from Georgia State University.