Alannah Shute
Graduate Research Assistant
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Fifth year
A149 BCBER, Cherokee Mills
Fields of Interest: applied microeconomics, state/local public finance
Alannah Shute is an applied microeconomist focused on policy-relevant issues in public finance. Her research focuses on improving the equity and efficiency of state and local taxes, and her dissertation addresses various topics in this area, including the effect of an information nudge on homestead exemption take-up rates and the impact of improved destination-based taxation on cross-border shopping. Shute’s job market paper analyzes the effect of a major hurricane on residential property taxes in New York City. In addition to her academic research experience, Shute has worked as a research assistant at a think tank and a nonprofit consulting firm and has taught introductory economics courses.
Personal website: https://www.alannahshute.com/