Timothy F. Slaper
Director of Economic Analysis
Dr. Slaper leads a small research team engaged in regional economic analyses, economic impact studies, demographic estimates and projections, trade and foreign investment analysis, and promoting economic development.
Recent IBRC work has covered valuing the economic benefits and impact of public libraries, county and city benchmark studies, state and county population projections, school enrollment projections, foreign direct investment and export studies, and measuring the economic impact of institutions like the Jacobs School of Music and the entire Indiana University system throughout the state.
The IBRC economic research team is collaborating with Purdue University and several other research centers to measure and encourage investment in innovation in rural regions. The research team recently released a report on the effects of confined and concentrated animal feeding operations on local residential property values.
Before joining the IBRC, Timothy served as Senior Economist on the Joint Economic Committee of Congress researching topics such as the effect of high energy prices on economic output and the effectiveness of investment incentives in encouraging economic growth. He cut his teeth as an economist at the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
