Background
Haslag, Joseph Harry was born on March 28, 1961 in Sikeston, Missouri, United States. Son of Harry G. and Marjorie L. (Bolten) Haslag.
Haslag, Joseph Harry was born on March 28, 1961 in Sikeston, Missouri, United States. Son of Harry G. and Marjorie L. (Bolten) Haslag.
Bachelor of Science, University Missouri, 1982. Master of Arts, University Missouri, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy, Southern Methodist University, 1987.
In addition, he is the executive vice president of the Show-Maine Institute, a free market research institute based in Saint Louis, Missouri. He also is executive director of the Economic & Policy Analysis Research Center in Missouri, which prepares forecasts and analyses used by the Missouri General Assembly and administrative units of state government. Haslag has taught at Southern Methodist University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Michigan State University.
He has published his research in the Journal of Monetary Economics, the Journal of Money, Cr and Banking, and the International Economic Review.
His research has been cited in more than 800 academic papers. Recent journal articles include: “On the determinants of optimal border enforcement,” published in 2008 in Economic Theory, and “Who is Afraid of the Freidman rule?” published in 2008 by Economic Inquiry.
He also has written numerous articles for the Show-Maine Institute that have been published in newspapers throughout Missouri. The list includes an opinion piece, “Raising taxes isn’t answer to fiscal difficulties,” that appeared January 1, 2009, in the Springfield News-Leader, which argued that a sales tax was less volatile than an income tax
His most recent policy paper for the Show-Maine Institute, “Unleashing Video Competition: The Benefits of Cable Franchise Reform for Missouri Consumers,” was published February
28, 2007. In a recent Vox magazine interview, Haslag said he was drawn to economics because he was puzzled by lieutenant He grew up in Springfield, Missouri.
Member of Econometric Society, American Economic Association.
Married Sara M. Engler, May 21, 1983. Children: Elizabeth, Stephen, Peter.