Associate Professor of Public Budgeting and Finance
Dr. Felipe Lozano-Rojas is an Associate Professor of Budgeting and Finance in the Department of Public Administration and Policy. His research lies at the intersection of public finance and social policy, with a particular focus on the use of consumption taxation as a tool for public policy and its effects on individuals and local governments.
His work in public finance and taxation is extensive. He has published on topics such as the effect of soda taxes , the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sales tax collections and the Municipal Liquidity Facility offered during COVID as lending of last resort. His current work also examines the impact of a sales tax waiver on diapers on diaper purchases and how SNAP Food Restriction Waivers can influence consumer behavior. His research has been published in respected academic journals in health policy and public finance, including American, Economic Journal: Economic Policy; Health Affairs, the American Journal of Health Economics, Health Economics, International Review of Economics and Finance, PB&F and the Municipal Finance Journal. His research has been featured in major media outlets such as the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, NPR, and US News & World Report.
Before his time at the University of Georgia, Dr. Lozano-Rojas earned his Ph.D. in Public Affairs from Indiana University Bloomington. He previously served as a consultant for the World Bank on student financial aid and as the Chief Planning Officer for ICETEX, the student loan agency in his home country, Colombia.
