David Betson

Associate Professor
Department of Economics and Policy Studies

Degrees

B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin - Madison

Research Profile

Betson is an Associate Professor of Economics and the former Director of the Hesburgh Program in Public Service at the University of Notre Dame. He is a research affiliate with the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin and the Joint Center for Poverty Research at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University. His previous positions have been at the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin and the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Since 1990 he has been a member of four National Academy of Science Panels. His research has dealt with the impact of tax and transfer programs on the economy and the distribution of income. A particular research interest is child support policy in which he has written academic papers and consulted with numerous state governments on the development of their child support guidelines.

Contact Information

404 Decio Faculty Hall
631-5068
dbetson@nd.edu
http://www.nd.edu/~dbetson