OSKAR
R. HARMON
Department of Economics
Voice: 203. 251.8415 Office: 518.478.0216 Cell:518.859.8099
E-mail: oskar.harmon@.uconn.edu
Website: www.harmon.uconn.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. 1980 Economics,
M.A. 1976
Economics,
B.A. 1973
Economics,
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
1994 - Date Associate Professor,
1995 - 1997 Research Associate, The
1988 - 1989 Economist,
1987 - 1988 Visiting Assistant Professor,
1982 - 1993 Assistant Professor,
ACADEMIC
ARTICLES
Federal, State and Local Taxes:
“The Federal Estate Tax: Repeal or Reform?” Tax
Notes (Tax Analysts:
“Neutrality and the Marriage Tax Penalty”, Tax
Notes (Tax Analysts:
“AMT: How and Why to Reform”, Tax Notes (Tax Analysts:
“State Tax Policy Options: Unbalanced Portfolios and
Win-Win Portfolios,” in S.Nagel (ed.) Research in Public Policy Analysis and
Management (JAI Press: Greenwich CT, 1998).
“Making The
“Three Republican Governors’ Tax Budgets: A
Scorecard and Comparison,” The
“Portfolio Analysis and
Vertical Equity: A
“Who Pays
“The Optimal State Tax
Portfolio Model: An Extension”, with R. Mallick, National Tax Journal,
June 1994, vol. 47, no. 2, 395-402. (Reprinted in State Tax Notes,
September 26, 1994, vol. 7, no. 13, 851-857.)
“The Incidence of
“An Economic Assessment of
Connecticut’s Recent Tax Reforms,” with R. Mallick, State Tax Notes, August
2, 1993.
“The New View of Property
Tax Incidence: The Case of
Economic Damages:
“Plaintiff Bias in the CPLR 50-A/50-B Statute,” with
J. Lambrinos,
A Math Error in New York’s Structured Judgment Law,”
The
Southern Connecticut Business Economist Newsletter,” volume 1, number
2, November 1995.
“The Plaintiff Windfall in
“Hedonic Estimates of The Value of Life: A
Critique,” with J. Lambrinos, Defense Counsel, July 1994, vol. 61,
no. 3, 436-441.
“An Empirical Evaluation of
Different Methods for Estimating Earnings Losses - Reply,” with J. Lambrinos, The
Journal of Risk and Insurance, June 1992, Vol. 59, No. 2, 323-326.
“An Empirical Evaluation of
Different Methods for Estimating Earnings Losses,” with J. Lambrinos, The
Journal of Risk and Insurance, Vol. 56, No. 4, December 1989, 733-739.
Housing Economics:
“Specification Tests in
Hedonic Models,” with J. Burgess, Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics,
December, 1991, 373-393.
“A Hazard Rate Analysis of
Single-Family Conventional Mortgage Loan Delinquency Payment Patterns,” Housing
Finance Review, Vol. 8, No. 4, December 1989, 291-306.
“Housing Adjustment Costs:
Measuring Their Impact on Mobility and Housing Demand Elasticities,” with
M.Potepan, The American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association Journal,
Vol. 16, No. 4, Winter, 1988, 459-478.
“The Income Elasticity of
Demand for Single-Family Owner-Occupied Housing: An Empirical Reconciliation,” Journal
of Urban Economics, Vol. 24, No. 2, September 1988, 173-185.
“Are
Online Exams an Invitation to Cheat?”, with J. Lambrinos, Journal of
Economic Education, forthcoming Spring 2008.
“Partnering
for a Wireless Classroom”, with N. Gillies, T.H.E. Journal Web Exclusive,
June 2004, http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A4876.cfm
“Comparing the Effectiveness of Different
Presentation Formats for Workshops on Introductory Library Skills” with S.
Cudiner, Research Strategies,
(2002).
"Teaching
Economics Students How to Research in an Electronic Library: An Active Learning
Approach, with S.Cudiner, in B. Dewey (ed.) Library User Education:
Powerful Learning, Powerful Partnerships (Scarecrow Press: 2000),
http://www.scarecrowpress.com/Catalog/
“An Active Learning Approach to Teaching Effective
Online Search Strategies: A Librarian/Faculty Collaboration,” with
WORKING
PAPERS
Student Performance in Traditional vs. Online
Format: Evidence from an MBA Level Introductory Economics Class, with J. Lambrinos (February 2007).
Proctored Exams: A Necessary Cost of Online
Instruction? with J. Buffolino, and J. Lambrinos (December 2006).
Teaching Principles of Economics with Interactive
Online Exercises, with D. Mercier, M. Brown, and C. Burdick (November 2006).
MONOGRAPHS
AND REPORTS
“Campaign 2000 Tax
Proposals: What They Mean for New Yorkers” with E.J. McMahon, The
"
A User’s
Guide to the
“Federal and State Death Tax
Liability for Selected States,” State of Connecticut Department of Economic
Development, (1995).
“Assessing the Impact of The
New York State Thruway on
“
“A New York State Personal
Income Tax Micro simulation Model Based on Tax Return Data, with B. Downes and
V. Connelly, The Temporary Commission on the Simplification and Modernization of New
York State Tax Law, (1990).
“An Analysis of Whether to
Include an Index Formula in the Restructured Petroleum Business Gross Receipts
Tax,” The Temporary Commission on the Simplification and Modernization of
“Revenue Potential of
Indexation of the
“Revenue Stability Under
Alternative Fuel Tax Designs,” The Temporary Commission on the Simplification
and Modernization of
“A Functional Specification
Manual of the New York State Personal Income Tax Micro simulation Model,” with
H. Staniloff, The Temporary Commission on the Simplification and Modernization of New
York State Tax Law, (1989).
POPULAR WRITINGS
“Not Even Reagan Achieved A Growth Rate of 3.5%,”
University of Connecticut-Stamford:
www.stamford.uconn.edu (1995-2002)
Land Use Department,
A Virtual Tour
of Economic Clusters in
Tax Analysis
Modeling (TAM): Software that uses
MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS
"Technology
in the Classroom", UCONN-Storrs Dept. of Economics, April 12, 1999
"Client-side
Quiz Scripts in Perl" UCONN-Storrs University Library, Library Forum
Series, March 25, 1999
"Using
Information Technology in the Classroom" Winter Meeting of Uconn
Foundation,
"Using
Information Technology in the Classroom" Delegation of Chinese educators
from Shanghai Fisheries University, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Science
and the Institute of Ocean logy Chinese Academy of Sciences,
UCONN-Stamford, CT, November, 1998
Report on the Stamford
Enterprise Zone’” presented to the Stamford Board of Representatives,
February 1997.
Uconn Teaching and Learning Institute,
with S.Cudiner, Develop
inter-disciplinary cyber-course content at the Uconn-Stamford Campus, $26,000,
2000.
State of
Research Foundation Grant,
AWARDS
University of Connecticut
Chancellor's Information Technology Award (2000)
Neato.com CD Design Award
(1998)
Visiting Faculty Fellowship,
Dissertation Research Award,
University Scholar,
REFEREE
FOR ACADEMIC JOURNALS
American Economist
American Real Estate and
Urban Economics Association
International Journal of
Finance
Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics
Journal of Risk and
Insurance
National Tax Journal
CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
American Economic
Association
National Association of
Forensic Economists
National Tax Association-National
Tax Institute of