Timothy J. Gronberg
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Dr. Gronberg is a professor in the Department of Economics at Texas A&M University. His primary field of specialization is public finance and his secondary field is urban and spatial economics. He is a Research Fellow of the Private Enterprise Research Center, Senior Fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and a research affiliate of the National Center on Performance Incentives.
Dr. Gronberg has published articles in several leading economics journals, including the American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Review of Economics and Statistics. Recent publications include "Simultaneous versus Sequential Public Good Provision and the Role of Refunds: An Experimental Study," Journal of Public Economics (forthcoming); "The Effect of Charter Schools on Traditional Public School Students in Texas: Are Children Who Stay Behind Left Behind?" Journal of Urban Economics (2008); "The Impact of Charter School Attendance on Student Performance," Journal of Public Economics (2007); and "The Second Best Level of a Public Good: An Approach Based on the Marginal Welfare Cost," Journal of Public Economic Theory (2001).
His current research includes "The Adequacy of School Cost Functions," "Incentives under Weather Derivatives vs. Crop Insurance," "The Impact of Facilities on the Cost of Education," and "Contributions and Crowd-Out of Public Goods: Competing Models and Experimental Evidence."
Dr. Gronberg received his Ph.D. (1978) and master of arts (1975) in economics from Northwestern University. He has a bachelor of arts in economics from Alfred University (1973).