Ryan Gallagher, Ph.D.
Economics
Professor
Office:
Room BBH 340B
Phone:
(773) 442-5685
Email:
r-gallagher1@neiu.edu
Office Hours:
Fall 2025: Monday and Wednesday 11:30am-12:30pm; Tuesday and Thursday 3:00-4:00pm, or by appointment
Country:
United States
Research Interests
Urban Economics, Local Public Finance, Agglomeration Economies
Education
Ph.D., University of Illinois at Chicago
Selected Publications
“Heterogeneity of Birth-State Effects on Internal Migration” (w/ J. Persky), Journal of Regional Science,
https://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12468
“Restrictive Zoning's Deleterious Impact on the Local Education Property Tax Base: Evidence from Zoning District Boundaries and Municipal Finances,” National Tax Journal, 72(1), 2019: 11 – 44.
“The Geography of Family Differences and Intergenerational Mobility” (w/ R. Kaestner and J. Persky), Journal of Economic Geography, 19(3), 2019: 589 – 618.
“The Growth of In-Kind Education Transfers: Explaining How Households without Children Have Supported Schools” (w/ H. Kurban and J. Persky), Public Finance Review, 46(6), 2018: 1002 – 1023.
“The Fiscal Externality of Multifamily Housing and its Impact on the Property Tax: Evidence from Cities and Schools: 1980 - 2010”, Regional Science and Urban Economics. 60, 2016: 249 – 259.
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