Joseph A. Pechman

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. 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.

Core Ideas

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

Scholarship

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


Personal life

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



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