Charles Ballard

State economy, economics, microeconomics, tax and expenditure policy, state-and-local public finance, taxation and poverty and income distribution

Professor of economics; director of State of the State Survey

• Department of Economics; Institute for Public Policy and Social Research
• College of Social Science
• Website: http://econ.msu.edu/faculty/ballard/index.php
• Contact at: (517) 353-2961 or ballard@msu.edu

Expertise:

An expert in all areas of economics including microeconomics; tax and expenditure policy; state and local public finance; taxation; and poverty and income distribution. He has extensive experience talking with the media about the Michigan economy. Ballard also directs MSU's quarterly State of the State Survey, which measures Michigan's consumer confidence and approval ratings of political leaders.

Additional information:

Author: Michigan’s Economic Future: A New Look (2010)