Yoram Bauman
Yoram Keyes Bauman (born November 19, 1973)[1] is an American economist and stand-up comedian.[2]
History
Bauman grew up in San Francisco where he received an undergraduate degree in mathematics at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. In 2003, Bauman attended graduate school at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, Where he obtained a Ph.D. in Economics.
Bauman is an environmental economist. He works as a professor at the University of Washington, in the Program on the Environment, Bainbridge Graduate School, and Lakeside School. He is the co-author of the 1998 book Tax Shift which advocates switching taxation from income and property to resource consumption.[3]
Bauman bills himself as the "world's first and only stand-up economist."[4] His video Principles of Economics, translated has more than 1 million views on YouTube.[5]
Political Activism
Bauman is a strong supporter of a carbon tax, in particular, a revenue-neutral carbon tax. He started an organization called CarbonWA which gathered signatures for to put a revenue-neutral carbon tax on the ballot for the Washington elections, 2016.[6] This initiative, known as Washington Initiative 732, would impose a steadily increasing tax on emissions of carbon dioxide, and use that revenue offset other taxes. Washington relies on a sales tax for much of its revenue, making its state tax code one of the most regressive tax codes in the nation. If it passes, Initiative 732 supporters assert that it will decrease the sales tax, eliminate the business and occupation tax on manufacturing, and expand the state's earned-income tax credit for low-income households.[7][8]
Selected Publications
- The Cartoon Introduction to Economics, Volume 1: Microeconomics
- The Cartoon Introduction to Economics, Volume 2: Macroeconomics
- Stand-Up Economics: The Micro Textbook
- Tax Shift (with Alan Durning)
- The Cartoon Introduction to Climate Change (with Grady Klein)
References
- ↑ Bauman, Yoram. Grading Economics Textbooks on Climate Change. Sightline Institute: 2010. p. 17.
- ↑ Chansanchai, Athima (January 29, 2007). "Do-gooders and good humor mix well on Non-Profit Nights, and that's no joke". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- ↑ Carey, John (April 13, 1998). "Give Green Taxes a Green Light". BusinessWeek. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- ↑ Kim, Susan (January 15, 2009). "Didja Hear the One About the Funny Economist?". Time. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVp8UGjECt4
- ↑ "Our Team". Yes on I-732. CarbonWA. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ "Our Policy". Yes on I-732. CarbonWA. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ↑ Roberts, David (18 October 2016). "The left vs. a carbon tax". Vox. Vox. Retrieved 25 October 2016.