Charles L. Ballard

As a Professor of Economics and Director of State of the State Survey at Michigan State University in the Department of Economics; Institute for Public Policy and Social Research College of Social Science, Charles Ballard is considered an expertin all areas of economics including microeconomics; tax and expenditure policy; state and local public finance; taxation; and poverty and income distribution. He has extensive experience talking with the media about the Michigan economy. Ballard also directs MSU’s quarterly State of the State Survey, which measures Michigan’s consumer confidence and approval ratings of political leaders.

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