Thomas D. Griffith is an American academic, an expert on taxation and tax law, and John B. Milliken Professor of Taxation at the USC Gould School of Law.[1]
Thomas D. Griffith | |
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| Alma mater | Brown University Harvard Law School |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, USC Gould School of Law |
Career edit
Griffith was a graduate of Brown University and Harvard Law School, before joining the law firm of Hill & Barlow in Boston, as an associate. Griffith became a professor at the USC Gould School of Law in 1984. He has also taught at NYU, and was a former editor of the Harvard Law Review.[2]
Griffith won the William A. Rutter Distinguished Teaching Award in 2009.[3]
Selected publications edit
Books edit
- Problems in Federal Income Taxation (1996)
- Federal Income Tax: Examples and Explanations, 5th ed. (2008).
Articles edit
- "Gangs, Schools and Stereotypes" (2004)
- "Progressive Taxation and Happiness" (2004)
- "Taxing Sunny Days: Adjusting Taxes for Regional Living Costs and Amenities" (2003)
- "Habitual Offender Statutes and Criminal Deterrence" (2001)
- "Demonizing Youth" (2001)
- "Diversity and the Law School" (2000)
- "Did 'Three Strikes' Cause the Recent Drop in California Crime?: An Analysis of the California Attorney General's Report" (1998)
- "Do Three Strikes Laws Make Sense? Habitual Offender Statutes and Criminal Incapacitation" (1998)
- "Efficient Taxation of Mixed Personal and Business Expenses." 41 UCLA Law Review 1769 (1994)
- "Should 'Tax Norms' be Abandoned? Rethinking Tax Policy Analysis and the Taxation of Personal Injury Recoveries" (1993)
- "Is the Debate Between an Income Tax and a Consumption Tax a Debate About Risk? Does it Matter?" (1992)
- "Theories of Personal Deductions in the Income Tax." 40 Hastings Law Journal 343 (1989)
- "Social Welfare and the Rate Structure: A New Look at Progressive Taxation" (1987).
References edit
- ^ "Thomas D. Griffith Press Room USC". USC Press Room. University of Southern California. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "Thomas D. Griffith faculty web page". USC Gould School of Law website. USC Gould School of Law. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ Craig, Lori (April 24, 2009). "Kudos to students, faculty, staff". weblaw.usc.edu. USC Gould School of Law. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved 16 April 2014.