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Renee Irvin

Professor
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
PPPM
rirvin@uoregon.edu
Phone: 541-346-2155
Office: 206 Johnson Hall, 1258 University of Oregon, Eugene OR 97403-1258
Research Interests: Economics of nonprofit organizations and philanthropy, regulation of the nonprofit sector, federal and state policy affecting asset-building and wealth distribution, think tanks and their funders vis-à-vis tax reform and inequality in the US.
Website: https://pppm.uoregon.edu/pppm/renee-irvin
Curriculum Vitae

Education

PhD (economics), University of Washington, Seattle (1998)
MA (economics), University of Washington, Seattle 
BA (German), University of Oregon, Eugene

Summary of Interests

The economics of the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. This includes regulatory oversight of nonprofits, endowment funding, comparative nonprofit/for-profit outcomes, philanthropy, and nonprofit financial management.

Courses and Seminars

  • Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations
  • Public Sector Economics
  • Public and Nonprofit Financial Management
  • Philanthropy and Grant Making Seminar
  • Public Sector Theory
  • NGO Management
  • Inequality Policy Solutions
  • Introduction to Public Policy

Recent honors

  • Ian Potter Foundation Visiting Fellow, Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Australia, 2019.
  • One of 75 authors chosen for writing the most influential articles (out of 3500+ articles) in Public Administration Review’s 75-year history. The article chosen, “Citizen Participation in Decision Making: Is it Worth the Effort?” was published in 2004 and co-authored by John Stansbury. Awarded March 2015 at the American Society for Public Administration annual conference.
  • Fulbright Scholar, 2009-10, Sun Yat-Sen University, School of Government, Guangzhou, China.
  • Wayne Morse Center Faculty Scholar, 2023-24