| Joseph A. Pechman | |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1918 |
| Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York |
| Death Place: | Bethesda, Maryland |
| Nationality: | American |
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| Field: | Public finance Taxation |
| Alma Mater: | University of Wisconsin–Madison City College of New York |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Harold Groves |
Joseph Aaron Pechman (April 2, 1918 – August 19, 1989) was a highly influential economist and taxation scholar in the United States.[1] He graduated from the City College of New York and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served as president of the American Economic Association and was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was also a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution.[2]
Pechman advocated income taxation, progressive tax rates, and tax reform.[3] He was a major figure in the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
A prolific author, Pechman published influential books such as "Gender in the Workplace"[4] and "How Taxes Affect Economic Behavior".[5]
Pechman was born in Borowie, Poland, in 1918.[6] Pechman was married and had two daughters, Ellen Pechman and Jane Pechman Stern.