Hello! My name is Nicolaus Tideman. I am Professor of Economics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute
and State University. I was born in Chicago in and attended public
schools in Chicago and in the San Francisco area. I received a B.A. in
Mathematics and Economics from Reed College in 1965, and a Ph.D. in Economics
from the University of Chicago in 1969. I was an Assistant Professor
of Economics at Harvard University from 1969 to 1973, taking a year out
in 1970-71 to serve as a Senior Staff Economist at the President's
Council of
Economic Advisors. I came to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University
in 1973 as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Center for Study of Public Choice
there. I was appointed Associate Professor in 1975 and Professor in 1985.
I have held visiting appointments as a Research Associate at the Kennedy
School of Government at Harvard University, as Professor at the University
of Buckingham, in England, and as Visiting Scholar at the American Institue
for Economic Research. I have authored more than 80 professional
articles, mainly on topics in public finance and efficient public decision-making. |