{"id":3898,"date":"2022-03-24T23:30:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T23:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/publicpolicy\/?p=3898"},"modified":"2022-03-24T23:32:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T23:32:20","slug":"dr-eric-d-griffith-has-defended-his-dissertation-successfully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/publicpolicy\/2022\/03\/24\/dr-eric-d-griffith-has-defended-his-dissertation-successfully\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Eric D. Griffith has defended his dissertation successfully"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Mr. Eric D. Griffith\u00a0<\/strong>has defended his doctoral dissertation (title: A Comparative Analysis of Municipal Income Tax in Birmingham, Louisville, and St. Louis: A Case Study of Possible Implementation in Jackson, MS) on March 23, 2022.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/publicpolicy\/files\/2022\/03\/Eric-Griffith-Dissertation-Defense-Flyer_2022_03_23.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3901 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/publicpolicy\/files\/2022\/03\/Eric-Griffith-Dissertation-Defense-Flyer_2022_03_23-277x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/publicpolicy\/files\/2022\/03\/Eric-Griffith-Dissertation-Defense-Flyer_2022_03_23-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/publicpolicy\/files\/2022\/03\/Eric-Griffith-Dissertation-Defense-Flyer_2022_03_23.jpg 697w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 277px) 100vw, 277px\" \/><\/a>The City of Jackson, MS, continues to have a population decline due to the migration to suburbs. As the population<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">leaves, so does the tax base. As the population leaves, so does the tax base. Many of these lost residents are more<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">educated and have higher incomes, which has left Jackson in the position of providing services to a declining tax<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">base. This study explores the impact of a municipal tax on commuters of similar cities that have implemented<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">them in Birmingham, Louisville, and St. Louis for possible implementation in Jackson, MS. It analyzed the impact<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">of the tax on the cities\u2019 employment, population, median income, GDP, and housing utilizing the statistical technique of MANOVA. The findings were mixed but sufficient to recommend that city should seek adoption of the policy.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Professor <strong>Johnny Gilleylen <\/strong>served as the committee chair and the dissertation advisor.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Professors Gloria Billingsley, Chester Robinson,\u00a0 Ester Stokes, and Tayla Thomas served as the committee members.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Congratulations, Dr. Griffith !!!!!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Eric D. Griffith\u00a0has defended his doctoral dissertation (title: A Comparative Analysis of Municipal Income Tax in Birmingham, Louisville, and St. Louis: A Case Study of Possible Implementation in Jackson, MS) on March 23, 2022. The City of Jackson, MS, continues to have a population decline due to the migration to suburbs. 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