Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced Thursday his appointment of Dr. Robert "Bob" Buschman as Georgia's State Economist.
Kemp said Buschman will take up the role on Sept. 1. He currently serves as interim director of the Public Finance Research Cluster at Georgia State University.
“I look forward to benefiting from Dr. Buschman's wealth of knowledge as he steps into this new role as a partner in crafting our state budget and ensuring our state economy remains strong,” Kemp said in a press release. “With his help, I'm confident we will continue to maintain our AAA bond rating, balance our state budgets, and deliver more opportunity for hardworking Georgians.”
Buschman is Georgia State University's Financial Research Center's key contact for fiscal note analyses of proposed Georgia revenue legislation, the state tax expenditure report, and tax incentive evaluations.
His research interests include corporate and personal taxation, state and local fiscal policy and other fiscal matters. He has also taught macroeconomics at Georgia State University.
Prior to joining the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Buschman worked for several years in corporate banking and corporate financial management.
He has a bachelor's degree in economics from Duke University, an MBA in finance from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, and a master's degree and a doctorate in economics from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University.
