FACULTY
Dr. Charles F. Revier
Associate Professorcharles.revier@colostate.edu
C 312A Clark Building
970.491.2929
970.491.2925 Fax
Teaching Philosophy
There are three things I consider most important in my teaching: logical clarity, applicability, and active learning. I view my primary role in the classroom to be making the deductive reasoning of the analysis so clear that it seems natural and intuitive. In the process, I believe the emphasis should be on the relevance of the analysis for decision-making on private and public issues. I also believe that students are more likely to apply the analysis to decision-making if they have the opportunity to practice doing so in the course.
Research
What effects has Colorado's Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) Amendment had on state and local government budgets, and how do these effects compare with those in other states with similar tax and spending limitations? Who bears the burden of a differential increase in the local property tax on rental housing, and how does this incidence pattern change over time? How robust are contingent valuation estimates from alternative statistical models?
Recent Work
"Estimating the Public Good Value of Preserving a Local Historic Landmark: The Role of Non-Substitutability and Citizen Information," Urban Studies 41 (September 2004): 2025-2041. (coauthored with Robert W. Kling and Karin Sable)