Legislation Experts

SPENDING & REVENUE • TAXES • SCHOOL FINANCE

Kathy Hayes, associate dean for academic affairs and professor of economics.

Ad valorem taxes
State franchise tax
Sales tax
“Taxpayers Bill of Rights”
School finance

Professor Hayes specializes in public economics and urban and regional economics. She has published extensively on such subjects as public-sector performance, school reform, taxation and income distribution. Among her professional activities, she has served as a consultant to the Illinois State Tax Reform Commission.