Wayne Miller
Extension Economist – Economic and Community Development University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service,
Little Rock, Arkansas
Phone: 501-671-2085
Fax: 501-671-2046
wmiller@uaex.edu
Background
Wayne Miller is an economist with the Economic and Community Development section of the Cooperative Extension Service, University of Arkansas with a 25 percent research appointment with the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness. He has worked in community and rural development for more than 25 years, designing and managing projects, consulting, and conducting research.
He has designed and conducted programs to help rural communities shape effective rural development strategies. He conducts workshops to help community leaders identify goals, recognize opportunities, and implement economic development strategies based on sound analysis. Dr. Miller assists local and regional leaders in designing, implementing and analyzing needs assessments, industry surveys, expenditure patterns, labor surveys and other instruments to foster improved decision-making.
Dr. Miller’s current research helps Arkansas communities develop effective economic development strategies. Some of his recent research projects include:
- Analyzing the economic and fiscal impact of in-migrating retirees on individual communities and the state as a whole
- Studying the in and out-migration patterns of retirement age migrants
- Identifying economic and fiscal impact analyses of value-added industries, tourism and other development strategies on local and regional economies
- Analyzing the changing structure of state and regional economies in response to global forces.
- Comparing the tax structure and burden in Arkansas with surrounding states and the US average
- Analyzing the impact of tourism on local communities
- Examining the feasibility and expected impact of eco-tourism on the local economy
Affiliations:
Economic and Community Development Home Page
Education
- Ph.D. in agricultural economics (natural resource economics), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1983
- M.S. in agricultural economics (international development), University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, 1976
- B.S. in agricultural economics (farm and agribusiness management), Purdue University, 1970
Professional Background
1989-present
Extension Economist, Economic and Community Development, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, Arkansas. This is a joint extension (75%) and research (25%) appointment.
Develop programs jointly with state and local organizations to assist communities promote economic development. Conduct workshops to help community leaders identify goals, recognize opportunities, and implement projects that promote economic development. Prepare educational and research publications. Analyze economic impact of agricultural related industries in Arkansas and alternative development strategies for the state and rural communities. Design and analyze needs assessment, labor, and industry surveys. Research includes an analysis of agriculture and food processing on the Arkansas economy. Current research includes an analysis of the state and local tax structure and burden on different income groups.
1985-1988
Program Officer, Agricultural Policy, Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas
Developed programs in Africa and Asia to enhance the capacity of universities to carry out social science research and training relevant to rural development. Administered Ford Foundation-funded research grant program. Awarded grants to some 50 social scientists in sub-Saharan African universities. Advised grant recipients on research problems and methodologies. Monitored research progress and evaluated results. Established a series of research papers.
Provided administrative and technical assistance to agricultural policy research program at the University of the Philippines at Los Banos. Provided home office support for Ford Foundation-funded social science programs at Kenya and Cote d'Ivoire. Contributed to technical proposals.
1983-1985
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Agricultural Economics, Kansas State University
Conducted on-farm economic research aimed at increasing food production and farm income in Botswana. Conducted labor surveys and a baseline survey of 200 households. Reviewed agricultural pricing policies. Worked with seven-person interdisciplinary team.
1979-1983
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Conducted macroeconomic research using an input-output model to analyze the relationship between 27 input variables and four output variables (GNPc, literacy, life expectancy and infant mortality) in 81 developing countries. Used factor and canonical correlation analysis. Reviewed journal articles submitted to Land Economics.
Nov 82-Mar 83
Evaluation of Consultant, USAID Evaluation Unit
Evaluated the impact of USAID-funded agricultural programs in Bangladesh on cropping systems, food production, nutritional self-sufficiency and rural income and employment.
1976-1979
Agricultural Program Coordinator, Mennonite Central Committee, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Administered multi-site agricultural development program. Analyzed cost of production of selected winter season crops. Conducted consumer preference of new food products. Conducted baseline surveys for planning an urban health and sanitation program. Expanded a production credit program for limited-resource farmers. Organized farmers associations to obtain irrigation. Developed comprehensive marketing program. Coordinated and directed the research efforts of 15 expatriate volunteers with advanced degrees in agricultural economics, engineering, agronomy, soil science and food science. Coordinated and supervised Extension efforts of 60 MCC Extension agents. Developed annual work plans. Coordinated internal and external evaluations. Prepared budgets and controlled expenditures. Coordinated MCC research and extension activities with the Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture.
1975-1976
Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana
Analyzed the impact of agricultural credit schemes on tobacco and maize production and farm income of cooperative members in Tanzania. Analyzed impact of arrears rates on operations.
Personal: Born December 15, 1948. Married with two children.
Telephone: 501/671-2085 (O), 501/327-5898 (H)
E-Mail: wmiller@uaex.edu
Publications
- Miller, Wayne. 2000. Uniform System of Real Property Assessments: Summary of Act 19985 of 1999. University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, November, 2000. Website address is www.arcommunities.org/.
- Miller, Wayne. 2000. Arkansas’ Property Tax: A Local Tax Supporting Local Services. University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, FSCDC17-5M-6-00N, Little Rock, June, 2000. Website address is http://www.arcommunities.org/
- Miller, Wayne and John Zimpel. 2000. Administration of Arkansas’ Property Tax. University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, FSCDC16-5M-6-00N, Little Rock, June, 2000. Website address is http://www.arcommunities.org/.
- Todd W. Hodgsen (Managing Editor), Frank L Farmer, Wayne Miller and Donald E Voth (TEAM). 2000. Rural Profile 2001: A Look at Social and Economic Trends Affecting Rural Arkansas. Produced and Published by Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. University of Arkansas --- Division of Agriculture.
- Miller, Wayne P. and Yoko Sato. 1999. Contribution of Agriculture to the Arkansas Economy, University of Arkansas Experiment Station, Fayetteville, November 1999. Website address is www.uark.edu/depts/agripub/Publications/specialreports/
- Miller, Wayne P. and Yoko Sato, 1998. Economic Impact of the Boydsville Lake Project, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, December 1998.
- Miller, Wayne P. and Ronald J. Hy, 1998. Economic and Fiscal Impact of In-migrating Retirees on Arkansas’ Economy, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, December 1998.
- Sato, Yoko, Wayne Miller and Cam Romund. 1998. Arkansas Retirement-Age Migration, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, FSCDM2-3M-11-98N, Little Rock, November 1998.
- Miller, Wayne P. and Ronald Rainey. 1997. Economic and Fiscal Impact of Bella Vista Village Arkansas, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, Little Rock, February 1997.