Rate My Professor Robert Eger

Eger's research centers on the intersection of accounting and public policy using archival methods, with specializations in public finance, public economics, accounting scholarship, financial and forensic accounting, and auditing. Current projects include propensity score matching in law enforcement and diversity, equity, and inclusion in universities. His influential publications include 'A statistical meta-analysis of the wellbeing literature' (International Journal of Wellbeing, 2015, 165 citations), 'Procedural complexity of tax administration: The road fund case' (Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, 2006, 100 citations), 'Paying for security: The security-prosperity dilemma in the United States' (Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2005, 59 citations), 'Brownfields, crime, and tax increment financing' (The American Review of Public Administration, 2006, 43 citations), 'The defense-growth relationship: An economic investigation into post-soviet states' (Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, 2010, 41 citations), 'The Effects of State Delinquent Tax Collection Outsourcing on Administrative Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Procedural Fairness' (2019), 'Municipal OPEB Contributions: The Roles of Governance Structure, Fiscal, and Socioeconomic Factors During and After the Great Recession' (2021), and 'Capital Structure and Performance Implications of Special-Purpose Governments' (2019). These works contribute significantly to understanding fiscal management, tax administration, and public sector financial practices.