Colby College
4000 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, ME 04901
P: 207-859-4000
 
Samara R. Gunter
Sabbatical: 09/01/2012 - 08/31/2013
Assistant Professor of Economics
Economics


Office: Diamond 361
Phone: 207-859-5249
Fax: 859-5229
Email:

Mailing Address:
5230 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, Maine 04901-8852

Office Hours:
Spring 2012: M 2:30-4:00, Tu 2:00-3:30

Education


Ph.D. University of Michigan, 2008
M.A. University of Michigan, 2003
B.A. University of Chicago, 2000

Areas of Expertise:
  • Public finance
  • Behavioral economics
  • Policy analysis
Current Research

"Who Responds to Survey Questions About Child Support?"

"Electronic Filing and Tax Refunds"

Child Support Payment Method and Father-Child Contact

Publications


State Earned Income Tax Credits and Participation in Regular and Informal Work. Forthcoming in National Tax Journal.


"Effects of Child Support Pass-Through and Disregard Policies on In-Kind Child Support." Forthcoming in Review of Economics of the Household.


"An Economic Evaluation of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001." (with William G. Gale). 2002. National Tax Journal 55 (March): 133-186.


Budget Blues: The Fiscal Outlook and Options for Reform? (with Alan J. Auerbach, William G. Gale, and Peter R. Orszag). 2003. In Agenda for the Nation, Henry Aaron, James Lindsey, and Pietro Nivola, eds. Brookings: 109-145.