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.
He is looking forward to conducting an analysis of the effects of confined and concentrated animal feeding operations on local property values in the fall of 2008. Before joining the IBRC, Dr. Slaper served as Senior Economist on the Joint Economic Committee of Congress researching topics such as the impact 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. Dr. Slaper holds an M.B.A. from Miami University and his doctorate in economics from The American University.
