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byron.f.lutz@frb.gov
byron.f.lutz@frb.gov
Education
- Ph.D., Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005
- B.A., Economics and History, University of North Carolina, 1997
Current Research Topics
- Urban Land Assembly
- Taxes and Wage Inequality
Fields of Interest
Professional Experience
Senior Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- 2010 - present
Economist
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- 2005 - 2010
Publications
- Baum-Snow, Nathaniel, and Byron F. Lutz (2011). "School Desegregation, School Choice, and Changes in Residential Location Patterns by Race," American Economic Review, vol. 101, no. 7, pp. 3019-3046.
- Lutz, Byron (2011). "The End of Court-Ordered Desegregation," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 130-168.
- Lutz, Byron, Raven Molloy, and Hui Shan (2011). "The Housing Crisis and State and Local Government Tax Revenue: Five Channels," Journal of Regional Science and Urban Economics, vol. 41, no. 4, pp. 306-319.
- Lutz, Byron (2010). "Taxation with Representation: Intergovernmental Grants in a Plebiscite Democracy," Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 92, no. 2, pp. 316-332.
- Lutz, Byron F. (2008). "The Connection between House Price Appreciation and Property Tax Revenues," National Tax Journal, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 555-572.
- Follette, Glenn, Andrea Kusko, and Byron Lutz (2008). "State and Local Finances and the Macroeconomy: The High-Employment Budget and Fiscal Impetus," National Tax Journal, vol. 61, no. 3, pp. 531-545.
- Gilleskie, Donna B., and Byron F. Lutz (2002). "The Impact of Employer-Provided Health Insurance on Dynamic Employment Transitions," Journal of Human Resources, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 129-162.
- Lutz, Byron F., and Glenn Follette (2012). "Fiscal Rules: What does the American Experience Tell Us?" Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2012-38. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
- Cooper, Daniel H., Byron F. Lutz, and Michael G. Palumbo (2012). "Quantifying the Role of Federal and State Taxes in Mitigating Wage Inequality," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2012-05. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
- Follette, Glenn, and Byron F. Lutz (Forthcoming). "Fiscal Rules, what does the American Experience Tell Us?" Fiscal Policy: Lessons from the Crisis.
- Follette, Glenn, and Byron F. Lutz, eds. (2011). Fiscal Policy in the United States: Automatic Stabilizers, Discretionary Fiscal Policy Actions, and the Economy, Fiscal Policy: Lessons from the Crisis vol. Feb. Perugia: Banca d’Italia.
- Weiner, David A., Byron F. Lutz, and Jens Ludwig (2009). "The Effects of School Desegregation on Crime," NBER Working Papers 15380. National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
- Lutz, Byron F. (2009). "Fiscal Amenities, School Finance Reform and the Supply Side of the Tiebout Market," Finance and Economics Discussion Series 2009-18. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).
Other Activities
Awards
2011
Lincoln Institute for Land Policy
David C. Lincoln Fellowship
2005
National Tax Association
Doctoral Dissertation First Runner-Up
2005
American Educational Research Association
Dissertation Grant
2003
MIT Economics Department
George Schultz Fund Grant
2000
National Science Foundation
Graduate Fellowship
Referee
- American Economic Review
- Quarterly Journal of Economics
- Review of Economics and Statistics
- Journal of Public Economics
- American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
- American Economic Journal: Public Policy
- Journal of Urban Economics
- National Tax Journal
- Regional Science and Urban Economics
- The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy
- Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
- Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization
- Health Economics
- Land Economics
Last update:
July 2, 2012