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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
J. FRED GIERTZ
J. Fred Giertz is a professor of economics and a member of the Institute of Government and Public Affairs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He has
held this position since 1980. He received his Ph. D. in economics from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in 1970.
Professor Giertz's major research interests are in the areas of public finance, public choice, and regional economic development. He specializes in state and local taxation
and expenditure analysis and in regional economic development issues. He served as research director for the Illinois Tax Reform Commission in the 1980s. In 1990, he served
on the budget subcommittee of Governor Edgar's transition team. He has consulted with a variety of different governments, firms, and other organizations on tax and economic
development issues.
Professor Giertz follows general macroeconomic issues, especially as they impact Illinois. He also writes frequently on Illinois budget issues in the publications such as State Tax Notes
and compiles the U of I Flash Index, a monthly indicator of the Illinois economy.
In July 1995, Professor Giertz was appointed a member of the board of trustees of the newly constituted State Universities Retirement System (SURS). The board oversees the $11 billion
retirement fund for Illinois public university and college employees. In 2000, he was named the Executive Director of the National Tax Association, a 1,600 member organization of tax
professionals located in Washington, D.C.
Giertz can be reached at the following address:
J. Fred Giertz
Institute of Government and Public Affairs
University of Illinois-UC
1007 West Nevada Street
Urbana, Illinois, 61801
Direct office number and messages: (217) 244-4822
General IGPA number: (217) 333-3340
IGPA FAX: (217) 244-4817
email: fredg@igpa.uiuc.edu
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