Professor Reed joined the faculty of the University of Oklahoma in 1992. He is currently interested in applying the theoretical framework and statistical tools of economics to issues of interest to state-level policy-makers. His main area of research is the effect of taxes on economic growth.  Professor Reed tries to bring both a free-market perspective and econometric rigor to the topics he approaches.

His research work has appeared in numerous professional journals, including the Cato Journal; Economic Inquiry; Economics and Politics; Journal of Human Resources; Journal of Labor Economics; Journal of Labor Research; Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization; Journal of Political Economy; Journal of Population Economics; Journal of Public Economics; Journal of Urban Economics; Public Choice; Public Finance Review; Regional Science and Urban Economics; Social Science Quarterly; and the Southern Economic Journal.

He is married to the lovely and talented Deborah K. Reed, Ph.D.  They have five children, ages 8 through 21.

Professor Reed is actively involved at Wildwood Community Church, where he has been engaged in college-aged ministry since 1992.  He is co-founder of the campus group OU Christian Faculty and Staff.  He is an Adjunct Scholar with the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs.  In addition, Professor Reed and his wife are licensed foster parents and have provided foster care for children in the Department of Human Services system.

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