John G. Matsusaka
- Executive Director of the Initiative and Referendum Institute at USC
- Charles F. Sexton Chair in American Enterprise, and professor of Finance and Business Economics, USC Marshall School of Business
- Professor of Business and Law, USC Gould School of Law
- Professor of Political Science, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Expertise Summary
Political economist focusing on government budgets and taxes, initiatives and referendums
Expertise
- Election 2016
- political economy
- government budgets, taxes, spending
- corporate and industrial organization: restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, diversification
- initiatives, referendums and other ballot propositions
Additional Information
- Author: For the Many or the Few: The Initiative, Public Policy, and American Democracy (2004)
- Served as a consultant for the White House Council of Economic Advisors
- Executive Director of the Initiative and Referendum Institute at USC, which studies and tracks ballot measures and propositions throughout the country
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Matsusaka, a political economist and expert on direct democracy, discusses the key statewide ballot propositions voters will decide on in November.
August 15, 2024