Eric Brunner

Eric Brunner
Eric Brunner
Professor of Economics and Policy,
University of Connecticut

Eric Brunner is a professor of economics and policy in the Department of Public Policy at the University of Connecticut. His primary fields of research are state and local public finance and the economics of education, with focus on issues related to the provision and financing of K–12 education, teacher labor markets, and the political economy of school funding and school choice. His work has been published in journals such as the Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Urban Economics, and the National Tax Journal. He has served as an associate editor for the Economics of Education Review and an associate editor for Education, Finance and Policy. He received his PhD in economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

updated 2018

Contributing topics
Education finance
Educational governance & policy
Understanding, measuring & improving student outcomes
Contributing initiatives
Getting Down To Facts II
Eric Brunner in the Media
: Quick Guide: What California Voters Need to Know About Proposed $15 Billion School Construction Bond
: Big School Bond with Reforms, New Pitch to Presidential Candidates
: $13 Billion State Bond for School Construction Targeted for 2020 California Ballot
: Major National Research Project Finds California Education Beginning on Right Path; Improvements on Reforms Needed
: Major National Research Project Finds California Education Beginning on Right Path; Improvements on Reforms Needed
Publications by Eric Brunner
GDTFII Brief Facilities
Financing School Facilities in California
A 10-Year Perspective
California’s 6-million-student public school system includes a vast inventory of publicly owned buildings and property. All of these facilities need to be maintained and some need major renovations to ensure health, safety, and educational…