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Dennis Epple is the Thomas Lord University Professor of Economics at Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business, where he has been a faculty member since 1974, rising through the ranks from Assistant Professor to his current named professorship. He previously served as Head of the Economics Program (2005-2014) and Acting Dean at CMU. His extensive academic career includes significant editorial roles as Co-Editor of the American Economic Review and Journal of Public Economics.
Epple received his educational training from prestigious institutions:
- B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from Purdue University (1968)
- Master of Public Affairs from Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School (1971)
- M.S. in Economics from Princeton University (1973)
- Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University (1975)
Epple's research program spans multiple interconnected fields within economics, with particular emphasis on the political economy of state and local governments, household location decisions, and the economics of education. His work on educational markets examines school choice, voucher systems, charter schools, and the effects of private school entry on public education systems, with notable research on India's educational landscape. In public finance, he investigates federalism, tax policy, and intergovernmental relations. His methodological approach often employs sophisticated equilibrium modeling to analyze complex policy questions, particularly regarding how households sort across jurisdictions and how this affects policy outcomes. Recent work extends to environmental economics, including analysis of forest fire patterns.
Epple's scholarly contributions have been recognized through prestigious appointments and awards:
- Fellow of the Econometric Society
- Research Associate of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
- Member of the CESifo research network
- Member of the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity global working group
Throughout his career, Epple has served on numerous influential committees including the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Education Finance and peer review panels for the National Science Foundation and Institute of Education Sciences. His research has attracted significant funding supporting investigations into educational markets, public finance, and urban economics. While the text doesn't explicitly mention doctoral students he has advised, his extensive publication record and editorial roles suggest substantial mentorship of junior scholars in the field.
Epple collaborates extensively through multiple research networks, particularly focusing on inequality measurement and interpretation through the Inequality: Measurement, Interpretation, and Policy (MIP) network. His current work continues to address pressing policy questions in education finance, school choice mechanisms, and the political economy of taxation and redistribution in federal systems.
