Associate Director
Faculty Member In:
Department of Economics
College of Urban Planning and Public Administration
Expertise:
Demographics
Economic Climate
Economics
Medicaid/Medicare
Property Taxes
Taxes & Tax Policy
Urban/Suburban Development
Welfare Policy
| Biography | Research | Contact Information |
Dr. Merriman's major area of study is state and local public finance. He was named “Researcher of the Year” at Loyola in 2002-2003. He directs the Fiscal Futures Project with Dr. Richard Dye. The project is creating a long term budget-trend projection model for the state of Illinois.
Selected Publications:
"The Effects of Tax Increment Financing on Economic Development" with Richard Dye in Journal of Urban Economics (2000)
"Did Distortionary Sales Taxation Contribute to the Growth of the Service Sector?" with Mark Skidmore in National Tax Journal (2000).
