Prof. Elliott D. Sclar

Prof. Elliott D. Sclar is Professor of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He holds senior academic appointments in the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation and the School of International and Public Affairs. Previously he served on the faculty of the Heller Graduate School at Brandeis University. Prof. Sclar has published extensively on urban planning, local economic development strategies for regional growth, privatization of public services, and transport policies. His recent book "You Don't Always Get What You Pay For: The Economics of Privatization," has won the 2000 Louis Brownlow Award from the Academy of Public Administration and the 2001 Charles Levine Prize from the International Political Science Association. Prof. Sclar has wide-ranging experience as a consultant in community development planning, transportation policy, and housing needs. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from Tufts University.