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B. Douglas Bernheim
Edward Ames Edmonds Professor of Economics
Tax and Budget Policy Program (CPPF) - Co-Director
Tax and Budget Policy Program (CPPF) - Co-Director
Contact
Landau Economics Building Room 247
579 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
Landau Economics Building Room 247
579 Serra Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
Phone: (650) 725-8732 (650) 424-0443
Fax: (650) 725-5702
Email: bernheim@stanford.edu
Website: http://www.stanford.edu/~bernheim
Fax: (650) 725-5702
Email: bernheim@stanford.edu
Website: http://www.stanford.edu/~bernheim
Fields of Interest
Research Interest: Public finance, industrial organization, political economy, behavioral economics, microeconomic theory.
Current Research: Behavioral welfare economics; models of decision making with cognitive limitations, with applications to addiction, saving, marketing, and other behavior; the theory of cheating within imperfect cartels; collective decision-making in majoritarian institutions.
Current Research: Behavioral welfare economics; models of decision making with cognitive limitations, with applications to addiction, saving, marketing, and other behavior; the theory of cheating within imperfect cartels; collective decision-making in majoritarian institutions.
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Professor Bernheim is the Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor in Economics. Effective government decision-making requires accurate information concerning the effects of taxation and public spending on the choices of households and businesses. Accordingly, the Tax and Budget Policy Program supports research that investigates the impact of taxes, public expenditures, and government priorities on the private economy.