Charles T. Clotfelter

Charles T. Clotfelter

Charles T. Clotfelter is an economist and the Z. Smith Reynolds Professor of Public Policy Studies and Professor of Economics and Law at the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where he has taught since 1979. He is also director of the Center for the Study of Philanthropy and Voluntarism at Duke and is a research associate for the National Bureau of Economic Research.[1] His primary research interests include the economics of education, the nonprofit sector, tax policy and public finance.[2]

During his time at Duke, Clotfelter has served as vice provost for academic policy and planning (1983-1985), vice chancellor (1985-1988) and vice provost for academic programs (1993-1994). He also has served as president of the Southern Economic Association and was a Visiting Scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation for the 2005-06 year.

Prior to teaching at Duke, Clotfelter taught at the University of Maryland from 1974 to 1979, spending his last year on leave as a Brookings Economic Policy Fellow at the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Tax Analysis.[3]

Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Clotfelter grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated summa cum laude from Duke University with a B.A. in 1969. He then studied at Harvard University, receiving an M.A. in 1972 and PhD in economics in 1974.

Contents

Books

Op-Eds

  • "It's Madness as universities play for pay" Raleigh News and Observer (March 11, 2011). Also published as "March Madness: Universities in the entertainment business" Seattle Times (March 11, 2011), "March Madness: Sports' stranglehold on education" Sun-Sentinel (March 13, 2011) and "The NCAA bracket racket" The Globe and Mail (March 9, 2011).
  • "Stop the Tax Deduction for Major College Sports Programs" Washington Post (December 31, 2010).
  • "Is Sports in Your Mission Statement?" The Chronicle of Higher Education (October 24, 2010).
  • "Hold That Line? For 80 Years, Universities Haven’t” Raleigh News and Observer (October 22, 2009). Also published as "College Athletics under Fire" Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (October 25, 2009) and "80 Years of Trade-Offs in College Sports" Atlanta Journal-Constitution (November 27, 2009).
  • "The Death of Desegregation" (with Erwin Chemerinsky) Raleigh News and Observer (July 3, 2007). Also published as "Abandoning the Promise" Baltimore Sun (July 5, 2007).
  • "What If The Lottery Were Run For Lottery Players?" (with Philip J. Cook) Raleigh News & Observer (March 1, 2007).
  • "Surprising Progress Among Hispanic Students" (with Helen F. Ladd and Jacob Vigdor) Raleigh News and Observer (June 5, 2006). Also published as "Latinos’ School Performance Progressive, Not Stagnant, Study Suggests" Contra Costa Times (June 4, 2006).
  • "The Decline of Diversity in Our Schools" Washington Post (May 15, 2004).

Awards

External Links

References

Citations
  1. ^ "NBER Publications by Charles T. Clotfelter". The National Bureau of Economic Research. http://www.nber.org/authors/charles_clotfelter. Retrieved 23 March 2011. 
  2. ^ "Charles T. Clotfelter - Faculty Profile". Duke University. http://fds.duke.edu/db/Sanford/charles.clotfelter. Retrieved 16 March 2011. 
  3. ^ "Charles T. Clotfelter - Curriculum Vitae". Calder Center. http://www.caldercenter.org/about/upload/clotfelter-cv_may-2010.pdf. Retrieved 16 March 2011. 
  4. ^ "2005 Gladys M. Kammerer Award". The American Political Science Association. http://www.apsanet.org/content_20640.cfm. Retrieved 16 March 2011. 
  5. ^ "2004 Vernon Prize". Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. https://www.appam.org/awards/vernonlist.asp. Retrieved 16 March 2011. 

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