Randall G. Holcombe

Economist, Florida State University

Public Policy Analysis * Florida Growth Management * Public Finance

Randall G. Holcombe is DeVoe Moore Professor of Economics at Florida State University in Tallahassee University. He is also the chairman of the Research Advisory Council of the James Madison Institute for Public Policy Studies, a Tallahassee-based think tank that specializes in issues facing state governments.

• Through the James Madison Institute, Professor Holcombe has written numerous articles and reports on Florida's growth management program and its impact on economic development in the State of Florida.
• Dr. Holcombe has authored eight books, including three textbooks on government finance and budgeting. More than one hundred of his articles and reviews have appeared in leading academic and professional journals, including the American Economic Review, the National Tax Journal, Public Finance Quarterly, Economic Inquiry, the Southern Economic Journal and the Journal of Public Economics.
• Before moving to Florida State University, Dr. Holcombe taught economics at Auburn University (1977-88) and Texas A&M University (1975-77).
• Dr. Holcombe received a B.S/B.A. in economics from the University of Florida in 1972, his M.A. and Ph.D. in economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1974 and 1976 respectively.