Dr. Roy Cordato

Dr. Roy E. Cordato is the Lundy Professor of Business Philosophy at Campbell University in Buies Creek, NC, a position he has held since August, 1993. From 1987 – 1993 he was Senior Economist at the Institute for Research on the Economics of Taxation (IRET) in Washington, DC. Dr. Cordato has also served as full time economics faculty at the University of Hartford (1985-1987) and at Auburn University (1980-1981). From 1991 to 1993, he was an adjunct faculty member at John Hopkins Universtiy. Professor Cordato has had numerous publications including a 1992 book, Welfare Economics and Externalities in an Open Ended Universe, published by Kluwer Academic Publishers. His academic article have appeared in economics journals, political science journals, and law reviews. His public policy analyses have been published by IRET, The Ludwig von Mises Institute, the Cato Institute, The Competitive Enterprise Institute, The John Locke Foundation, Citizens Against Government Waste, and The Reason Foundation and have appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, The Washington Times, Investor's Business Daily, The Journal of Commerce, Tax Notes, The Congressional Record, The Orange County Register, The Freeman, Liberty Magazine, The Charlotte Observer, The Raleigh News & Observer, Human Events, and many other publications. Professor Cordato has presented his research at the annual meetings of a number of professional organizations, including The Southern Economics Association, The Eastern Economics Association, The Western Economics Association, The Public Choice Society, The Society for the Development of Austrian Economics, and The Association of Private Enterprise Education. In August of 1995, Dr. Cordato testified at hearings of the National Tax Commission, appointed by Senator Robert Dole and Representative Newt Gingrich, and chaired by former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jack Kemp. Professor Cordato serves on the academic advisory boards of The Ludwig von Mises Institute, The John Locke Foundation, and The Heartland Institute. He received an M.A. in economics in 1980 from the University of Hartford and a Ph.D in economics from George Mason University in 1987.