Joseph A. Pechman

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Joseph A. Pechman
Born(1918-04-02)April 2, 1918
DiedAugust 19, 1989(1989-08-19) (aged 71)
NationalityAmerican
Academic career
FieldPublic finance
Taxation
Alma materUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
City College of New York
Doctoral
advisor
Harold Groves

Joseph Aaron Pechman (April 2, 1918 – August 19, 1989) was a highly influential economist and taxation scholar in the United States.[1] He graduated from the City College of New York and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served as president of the American Economic Association and was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was also a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.[2]

Core Ideas[edit]

Pechman advocated income taxation, progressive tax rates, and tax reform.[3] He was a major figure in the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

Scholarship[edit]

A prolific author, Pechman published influential books such as "Gender in the Workplace"[4] and "How Taxes Affect Economic Behavior".[5]

  • Joseph A. Pechman (29 June 2001). Federal Tax Policy. Brookings Institution Press. ISBN 9780815769613.


Personal life[edit]

Pechman was born in Borowie, Poland, in 1918.[6] Pechman was married and had two daughters, Ellen Pechman and Jane Pechman Stern.

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