ATLANTA (June 10, 2014) | A group of 17 leading Georgia economists, including two past presidents of the Southern Economic Association, today released the following statement:
“We endorse Sen. David Shafer’s Senate Resolution 415 amending the State Constitution to prevent any increase in the maximum state income tax rate.
“Sen. Shafer’s constitutional amendment gives Georgia a competitive advantage in attracting new jobs and businesses and in persuading existing businesses to expand, as it provides a large and important measure of long-run certainty in Georgia’s business environment.
“We also endorse future tax reforms that would lower Georgia’s income tax rate in order to be more competitive with our neighboring states and reduce the tax burden paid by Georgia’s citizens.”
Dr. Paul H. Rubin, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Economics
Emory University
Dr. Benjamin Scafidi, Professor of Economics
Georgia College & State University
Dr. Dwight R. Lee, Professor Emeritus of Economics
The University of Georgia
Dr. Jeffrey H. Dorfman, Professor of Agricultural and Applied Economics
The University of Georgia
Dr. Donald Ratajczak, Regents Professor Emeritus of Economics
Georgia State University
Dr. E. F. Stephenson, Professor of Economics
Chair of the Department of Economics
Berry College
Dr. Rand W. Ressler, Professor of Economics
Chair of the Department of Finance and Economics
Georgia Southern University
Dr. W. Ken Farr, Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance
Georgia College & State University
Dr. Michael Daniels, Professor of Economics
Columbus State University
Dr. Govind Hariharan, Professor of Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis
Kennesaw State University
Dr. Christine P. Ries, Professor of Economics
Georgia Institute of Technology
Dr. Donald Sabbarese, Professor of Economics, Finance and Quantitative Analysis
Director of the Econometric Center
Kennesaw State University
Dr. Tyler T. Yu, Associate Dean of the School of Business
Professor of Economics and Accounting
Georgia Gwinnett College
Dr. David B. Mustard, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor of Economics
The University of Georgia
Dr. Bill Yang, Professor of Economics
Georgia Southern University
Dr. Christopher Clark, Associate Professor of Economics
Georgia College & State University
Dr. Brooke Conaway, Assistant Professor of Economics
Georgia College & State University
Titles and institutions are given for identification purposes only. Dr. Rubin and Dr. Lee are past presidents of the Southern Economic Association.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 10, 2014
CONTACT
Jennifer Yarber, Director
jennifer.yarber@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028