Dr. Gary A. Wagner currently holds the Acadiana Business Economist/BORSF Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. In this role, he monitors the region's economic environment, conducts research and analysis, and engages with external stakeholders on behalf of the Moody College of Business and University.
His research interests range from regional economics to state and local public finance issues, with a particular focus on tax structures and economic development. He has authored or coauthored more than 60 professional articles and reports, and has delivered more than 400 presentations to public audiences on national and regional economic conditions. Gary served on the Governor's Council of Economic Advisors in Arkansas from 2008-2011, and he is a quarterly participant in the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Survey of Professional Forecasters projecting national economic conditions.
Dr. Wagner holds a Ph.D. in Economics from West Virginia University. His professional research has appeared in many economics journals including the Research Policy, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Urban Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, National Tax Journal, Economics and Politics, and Regional Science and Urban Economics.
Gary is also Editor-in-Chief of Public Finance Review, Co-Editor of Contemporary Economic Policy, and a Research Fellow at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Center for Financial Research. Prior to joining the University of Louisiana in 2018, I was (most recently) Vice-President & Senior Regional Officer for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.
His research interests range from regional economics to state and local public finance issues, with a particular focus on tax structures and economic development. He has authored or coauthored more than 60 professional articles and reports, and has delivered more than 400 presentations to public audiences on national and regional economic conditions. Gary served on the Governor's Council of Economic Advisors in Arkansas from 2008-2011, and he is a quarterly participant in the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's Survey of Professional Forecasters projecting national economic conditions.
Dr. Wagner holds a Ph.D. in Economics from West Virginia University. His professional research has appeared in many economics journals including the Research Policy, Journal of Business Venturing, Journal of Urban Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, National Tax Journal, Economics and Politics, and Regional Science and Urban Economics.
Gary is also Editor-in-Chief of Public Finance Review, Co-Editor of Contemporary Economic Policy, and a Research Fellow at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Center for Financial Research. Prior to joining the University of Louisiana in 2018, I was (most recently) Vice-President & Senior Regional Officer for the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland.