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	Oskar R. Harmon is Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Connecticut. One University Place Stamford, CT 06901 (518) 859-8099 (cell) (203) 251-8419 (office) (518) 478-0216 (office) oskar.harmon@uconn.edu (Email) Vita Vita in printable format Archive Photo 1990 Uptown Campus Classroom:		Harmon, Oskar
			Associate Professor, Economics
			Background: Professor Harmon is associate professor of economics at the University since 1994. He publishes articles in academic journals on the subject of state and local tax analysis and developed tax-revenue estimating software (TAM) for the Office of Policy and Management in the Executive Office of the Governor of Connecticut. He has consulted for the Connecticut and New York Legislatures, and serves as an expert witness in economic damage and wrongful death cases. He was a recipient of the Chancellor's Information Technology Award 2000 and was awarded a Large-Impact Grant from the Institute of Teaching and Learning. He has authored the CD- ROM ePrinciples of Macroeconomics--A Multimedia Approach, and developed the first online course in Economics at the University.Vita (html format)., Vita (pdf format). News Articles on Prof. Harmon's Information Technology Activities at Uconn SELECTED PUBLICATIONS: Economic Damages Tax Policy Housing Economics Information Technology Expertise: Addresses ADVISING INFORMATION Economics Department Advising Information Requirements for the Major Sample Schedule Forms Advising Schedule Sign up for advising appointment ONLINE COURSE: ECON 111 Principles of Macroeconomics Overview of Econ 111 Online Syllabus Sample "active learning" exercise *Student Evaluations of Course: Fall 2004 Testimonials To Enroll Course Welcome Page Where it started News Articles on Prof. Harmon's Information Technology Activities at Uconn:* Prof. Harmon Leads Workshop on Instructional Methods in a Wireless Classroom Stamford Advocate, Business Section, November 8, 2001 Prof. Harmon's Workshop Wireless Instructional Methods is a Hit Uconn Libraries Newsletter, November/December 2001 Prof. Harmon Organizes A Library Collection of Faculty Publications Uconn Libraries Newsletter, November/December 2001 Review of UConn-Stamford Website, co-developed by Prof. Harmon , *Stamford Advocate, Business Section, August 27, 2001 Prof. Harmon Reviews Developments in Usage of WebCT at the Stamford Campus Uconn Institute for Teaching and Learning Newsletter, September 13, 2000 Prof. Harmon Leads Summer Makeover of Stamford WebSite Uconn Advance, September 11, 2000 Prof. Harmon Awarded Large Impact Grant to Lead WebCT Effort at Stamford Campus Uconn Advance,May 1, 2000 Prof. Harmon A Winner of the Chancellor's Information Technology Award Uconn Advance,May 1, 2000, The Award* Storrs TAs Grade Stamford Students' Homework Over the Internet in Prof. Harmon's Classes Uconn Advance,December 13, 1999 top Selected Publications of Prof. Harmon: Tax Policy : The Federal Estate Tax: Repeal or Reform?, *Tax Notes* (Tax Analysts: Washington, DC), June 15, 2001. Neutrality and the Marriage Tax Penalty, *Tax Notes* (Tax Analysts: Washington, DC), May 21, 2001 AMT: How and Why to Reform, *Tax Notes* (Tax Analysts: Washington, DC), April 23, 2001 Portfolio Analysis and Vertical Equity: A New York Application, with R. Mallick, *Public Finance Quarterly, October 1994, vol. 22, no. 4, 418-438. The Optimal State Tax Portfolio Model: An Extension, with R. Mallick, National Tax Journal, June 1994, vol. 47, no. 2, 395-402. (Reprinted in State Tax Notes, September 26, 1994, vol. 7, no. 13, 851-857.) top Information Technology* “Partnering for a Wireless Classroom”, with Nancy Gillies, *T.H.E. Journal Web Exclusive, June 2004, "An Active Learning Approach to Teaching Effective Online Search Strategies" with S. Cudiner, T.H.E. Journal, December 2000. top Economic Damages* Plaintiff Bias in the CPLR 50-A/50-B Statute, with J. Lambrinos, *Albany Law Review, vol. 59, no. 2, 1995. An Empirical Evaluation of Different Methods for Estimating Earnings Losses, with J. Lambrinos, The Journal of Risk and Insurance, Vol. 56, No. 4, December 1989, 733-739. top Housing Economics* Specification Tests in Hedonic Models, with J. Burgess, *Journal of Real Estate FInance and Economics, December, 1991, 373-393. Housing Adjustment Costs: Measuring Their Impact on Mobility and Housing Demand Elasticities, with M.Potepan, The American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association Journal, Vol. 16, No. 4, Winter, 1988, 459-478. The Income Elasticity of Demand for Single-Family Owner-Occupied Housing: An Empirical Reconciliation, Journal of Urban Economics, Vol. 24, No. 2, September 1988, 173-185. top Expertise:* Economic Damages, Tax Policy, Personal Injury/Wrongful Death Addresses: Department: Economics Office: 3.22 One University Place Stamford, CT 06901 Cell: (518) 859-8099; Office: (203) 251-8415; Office:(518) 478-0216. Email: Oskar.Harmon@uconn.edu top