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Canadian-American economist
Rudolph G. Penner
(born 1936 in
Amherstburg, Ontario
) is a
Canadian-American
economist who was the director of the
United States
Congressional Budget Office
from September 1, 1983, through April 28, 1987.
Penner attained a bachelor's degree in economics from the
University of Toronto
. He enrolled in
Johns Hopkins University
and earned a doctorate in the discipline. He subsequently entered academia, receiving a professorship at the
University of Rochester
, where he concentrated on tax policy.
[1]
After joining the
Office of Management & Budget
, Penner rose to become the agency's chief economist during the
Ford
administration. Previous federal posts included stints as deputy assistant secretary for economic affairs with the
U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development
and senior staff economist for the
Council of Economic Advisors
. In 1977, he left government to take a fellowship with the
American Enterprise Institute
. At the time of his appointment as head of the CBO, he expressed interest in shifting toward consumption-based taxes and working toward reduction of the federal deficit.
[2]
Penner later worked as director of the Barents Group consulting firm. He currently works as a fellow at the
Urban Institute
.
[3]
He also serves on the board of directors of the
Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
.
[4]
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