Timothy Kelsey, Ph.D.

Research Interests

I conduct applied research on a variety of economic development issues in Pennsylvania, including taxation and tax reform, fiscal impacts of land use change, economic impact of Marcellus Shale development, and local government.

Outreach/Extension Interests

My extension teaching program involves a broad focus on Marcellus Shale, including the economic and community impacts of natural gas development; the fiscal impacts of land use change; local tax reform; and a variety of community process skills, such as facilitation, strategic planning, and leadership.

Recent Selected Publications

Chambers, Judy, and Timothy W. Kelsey.  2010. The Pennsylvania Tax Buffet: Local Taxes and Who Can Use Them.  Assessor’s Association of Pennsylvania Journal, Spring.

Brundage, Tracy L., Jeffrey Jacquet, Timothy W. Kelsey, James R. Ladlee, Jeffrey F. Lorson, Larry L. Michael, and Thomas Murphy.  2010. Marcellus Shale Workforce Needs Assessment: Southwest Pennsylvania.  Marcellus Shale Education and Training Center,  Fall, 37 pp.

Kelsey, Timothy W. 2008. “Potential Economic Impacts of Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania: Reflections on the Perryman Group Analysis from Texas.”  Cooperative Extension, The Pennsylvania State University   5 pages.

Michele Rodgers, Neal Fogle, Timothy W. Kelsey, Stan Lembeck, Ross Pifer, Walt Whitmer, and Peter Wulfhorst. 2008. “Marcellus Shale: What Local Government Officials Need to Know.”  Cooperative Extension, The Pennsylvania State University, 24 pages.

Kelsey, Timothy W. 2008. “Tax Fairness: What Does it Mean?”  Research Brief: Tax Reform.  Joint publication of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania and Penn State Cooperative Extension.  February, 2008.

Kelsey, Timothy W. 2008. “What is a Good Balance of Local Taxes?”  Research Brief: Tax Reform.  Joint publication of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania and Penn State Cooperative Extension.  February, 2008.

Kelsey, Timothy W. 2008. “Who Pays for County Government?”  Research Brief: Tax Reform.  Joint publication of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania and Penn State Cooperative Extension.  February, 2008.

Kelsey, Timothy W. 2007. “Fiscal Impacts of Different Land Uses: The Pennsylvania Experience in 2006.”  Cooperative Extension, The Pennsylvania State University.  6 pages.