William Schaffer

Retired School Chair-Academic

Member Of:
  • School of Economics
Email Address:
ws9@gatech.edu
Office Location:
Old CE Building, Room 101
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Overview

Dr. Schaffer, professor emeritus, holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Duke University. He specializes in constructing regional inter-industry models and in economic impact analysis in areas including Hawaii, Georgia, and Nova Scotia.

His books include Cost-Benefit Analysis and On Input-Output Models and Regional Planning (now on Springer Book Archive site), His latest publication, recently translated into Farsi, is electronic: “Economic Impact Models in The Web Book of Regional Science at West Virginia University.”

Schaffer has been a member of the International Council of the Regional Science Association and was president of the North American Regional Science Council in 1996-7. He received the Faculty of the Year award of the Student Government Association at Georgia Tech in 1990.  He is currently involved with the Americans for the Arts on a study of the Economic Impact of Arts on cities across America.

Courses Taught:

  • ECON 4421: Urban and Regional Economics
  • ECON 4620: History of Economic Thought
Areas of
Expertise:
  • Cost-Benefit Analiysis
  • Regional And Urban Economics

Interests

Research Fields:
Geographic
Focuses:
  • Europe
  • United States
  • United States - Georgia
Issues:
  • Regional Development
  • Urban Economic Development

Courses

  • ECON-4421: Urban & Regional Econ
  • ECON-4620: History-Economic Thought