Rudolph G. Penner (born 1936 in

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) is a

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economist who was the director of the

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from September 1, 1983, through April 28, 1987. Penner attained a bachelor's degree in economics from the

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. He enrolled in

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and earned a doctorate in the discipline. He subsequently entered academia, receiving a professorship at the

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, where he concentrated on tax policy. After joining the Office of Management & Budget, Penner rose to become the agency's chief economist during the

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administration. Previous federal posts included stints as deputy assistant secretary for economic affairs with the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development and senior staff economist for the

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. In 1977, he left government to take a fellowship with the

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. At the time of his appointment as head of the CBO, he expressed interest in shifting toward consumption-based taxes and working toward reduction of the federal deficit. Penner later worked as director of the Barents Group consulting firm. He currently works as a fellow at the

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. He also serves on the board of directors of the

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Retrieved 6 October 2019.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Penner, Rudolph G. 1936 births Canadian emigrants to the United States Directors of the Congressional Budget Office Johns Hopkins University alumni Living people People from Amherstburg, Ontario United States Department of Housing and Urban Development officials United States Office of Management and Budget officials University of Toronto alumni