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From: Daniel Feenberg (feenberg@nber.org)
Date: Wed Feb 23 2005 - 08:08:47 EST
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:30:34 -0600 (CST)
From: Don Fullerton <dfullert@eco.utexas.edu>
To: Environmental Econ <ee@nber.org>
Subject: BOUNCE TO pmd@nber.org; Mail for lists: Environmental Econ
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<dfullert@eco.utexas.edu>
With apologies again to those on various other NBER and CESifo lists,
some of our EE members may not be on those lists and may not have heard.
As you know, David was a close personal friend of mine, and I miss him
already. Thanks. Don
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Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:59:41 +0100
From: SINN CESifo <SINN@CESifo.de>
Subject: David Bradford
Dear Network Members,
It is with the deepest regret that I must inform you that David Bradford
has passed away following the accident at his home a couple of weeks
ago. David had just turned 66 on January 8th of this year. The news of
his passing is the news that was dreaded by all of us, however we can
take consolation from the fact that David has now been eased of his
suffering. We extend our deepest sympathy to his wife Gundel and his
children.
David Bradford was a great economist, and one of the heroes of public
finance. His work on consumption tax was ground breaking for the
discussion among public finance economists and extremely influential in
the US. His papers addressed a wide range of topics related to taxation
issues and other topics of public interest, including investigations of
conscription for military service, public utility pricing, criteria for
public investment, local government and the economic structure of urban
areas, and a variety of income tax issues. He also showed a great
interest in the economics of environmental and climate policy.
David Bradford graduated from Amherst College and was a Professor of
Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson University
since 1975, as well as an Adjunct Professor at the New York University
School of Law since 1993. Furthermore, he served as a personal advisor
to President George Bush from 1991-1993.
For many years David had been running the Public Finance section of the
NBER, with which he remained closely involved until his passing. From
1990, with the exception of his stint as advisor to President Bush, he
was a member of the CES Advisory Council, and from 1999 he served as
Head of the Ifo and CESifo Scientific Advisory Council which had an
important role in steering and evaluating the Ifo Institute. With much
gratitude I recall the many sessions that he chaired with great
commitment and enthusiasm. His unflinching, alert spirit, along with his
unbiased judgement was a great help for all of us. Ifo and CESifo would
not be what they are without his help.
Hans-Werner Sinn
