Laura Davidoff Taylor Application PackageTaylor Laura D
Last Name First Name Middle Initial
925 Fairway Drive Miami Beach
Home Address City
FL 33141
State Zip Code
+1 (732) 600-2229
HomeWork
laurabdavidoff@gmail.com
Email Address
732-600-2229
Cellular
Pasadena
Business Address
1200 E. California Blvd, MC 228-77
City
CA
State
91125
Zip Code
California Institute of Technology
Occupation:Business Name:
Economist
Please list your preferences in order of ranking [1] first choice [2] second choice, and [3] third choice. Please note
that only three (3) choices will be observed by the City Clerk’s Office. (Regular Boards of City)
Choice 1:
Choice 2:
Choice 3:
Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement
Budget Advisory Committee
Transportation, Parking and Bicycle-Pedestrian Facilities Committee
BOARD AND COMMITTEE
APPLICATION FORM
Note:If applying for the At-Large position of the Historic Preservation Board, please answer the below
questions:
Have you ever resided in one of the City's Historic Districts for at least one year?Yes
No Address in City Historic District submitted.
Professional License
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Pursuant to City Code section 2-22(4) a, b and c: Members of Agencies, Boards, and Committees shall be
affiliated with the city. This requirement shall be fulfilled in the following ways:
YesResident of the City for a minimum of six (6) months:
Demonstrate an ownership interest in a business established in the City for a minimum of six (6) months:No
AFFILIATION WITH THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH
a.
● I am resident of:North Beach
Or
b.
"Ownership Interest" shall mean the ownership of ten percent (10%) or more (including the ownership of 10%
or more of the outstanding capital stock) in a business.
"Business" shall mean any sole proprietorship, sponsorship, corporation, limited liability company, or other
entity or business association.
c.Full-time employee of such a business (for a minimum of six months); and I am based in an office or
other location of the business that is physically located in Miami Beach (for a minimum of six months):No
Notwithstanding the requirements set forth herein, the qualified full-time employee of a business must be
approved by a 4/7th vote of the Mayor and City Commission.
NOTE: Members of Agencies, Boards, and Committees shall be required to demonstrate compliance with the
City affiliation requirements of section 2-22 (4) a ,b or c of the Miami Beach City Code by executing an affidavit,
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the Office of the City Clerk prior to being sworn in as a member.
Or
No● Have you ever been convicted of a felony:If yes, please explain in detail:
● Do you currently have a violation(s) of City of Miami Beach codes:No If yes, please explain in detail:
● Do you currently owe the City of Miami Beach any money:No If yes, please explain in detail:
● Are you currently serving on any City Boards or Committees:Yes If yes, which board?
Normandy Shores Local Government Neighborhood Improvement Board
● Are you presently a registered lobbyist with the City of Miami Beach?No
● I am applying for an appointment because I have special abilities, knowledge and experience. Please list below:
I currently serve as the treasurer of the Normandy Shores Homeowner Association (voluntary) board. As such
our board President, Josh Gold, recommended I be on this Committee as it relates to finance and our
neighborhood. I have a PhD in economics and currently work as a researcher at Caltech, and have served on this
board for the past year.
NOTE: IF APPOINTED, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW CERTAIN LAWS THAT APPLY TO CITY
BOARD/COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THESE LAWS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
o Prohibition from directly or indirectly lobbying city personnel (Miami Beach City Code section 2-459).
o Prohibition from contracting with the city (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1).
o Prohibition from lobbying before board/committee you have served on for period of one year after leaving office
(Miami Beach Code section 2-26)
o Requirement to disclose certain financial interests and gifts (Miami-Dade County Code section 2-11.1).
o Sunshine Law - Florida's Government-in-the-Sunshine Law was enacted in 1967. Today, the Sunshine Law
regarding open government can be found in Chapter 286 of the Florida Statutes. These statutes establish a basic
right of access to most meetings of Boards, Commissions, and other governing bodies of state and local
governmental agencies or authorities.
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an appointed or elected Board, Council, Commission, Authority, or Committee. It applies equality to members of
advisory and non-advisory bodies who are presented with a voting conflict of interest under Section 112.3143.
Florida Statutes.
o Commencing with terms beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and as a condition of applying for appointment to
a City agency, board, or committee, each applicant must voluntarily agree that in the event the applicant files with
the City Clerk a Statement of Candidate formally announcing candidacy for City elective office, such filing with the
City Clerk shall be deemed a tender of resignation from the City agency, board or committee, and the member's
automatic resignation shall thereby immediately create a vacancy in the agency, board, or committee.
o If an appointee is engaged to provide services, for compensation, to either (1) a candidate for City elected office,
or (2) a political committee or electioneering communications organization expending funds for or against
candidates for City elected office, such engagement shall be deemed a tender of resignation from such City
agency, board, or committee. (Miami Beach City Code Section 2-22)
● In what organization(s) in the City of Miami Beach do you currently hold membership in?
No Organization Information Submitted.
● List the address of all properties owned or in which you have an interest within the City of Miami Beach:
Property
925 Fairway Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33141
If so, which department and title?No● Are you now employed by the City of Miami Beach:
● Pursuant to City Code Section 2-25 (b) and 2-448:
Do you have a parent, spouse, child, brother, or sister who is employed by the City of Miami Beach?No
If "Yes", identify person(s) and department(s):
No relative's information submitted.
BOARD & COMMITTEE FINANCIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATEMENT
Acknowledgement of fines/suspension for Board/Committee Members for failure to comply with
Miami-Dade County Financial Disclosure Code Section 2-11.1(i)(2)
I understand that no later than July 1, of each year all members of Boards and Committees of the City of Miami
Beach, including those of a purely advisory nature, are required to comply with Miami-Dade County Financial
Disclosure Requirements.
One of the following forms must be filled with the City Clerk of Miami Beach, 1700 Convention Center Drive,
Miami Beach, Florida, no later than 12:00 noon of July 1, of each year:
1. A "Source of Income Statement;" or
2. A Copy of your latest Federal Income Tax Return.
Members of the Planning Board and the Board of Adjustment must electronically file a “Statement of Financial
Interests (Form 1)¹” directly with the Florida Commission on Ethics.
Failure to file one of these forms, pursuant to the Miami-Dade County Code, may subject the person to a fine of no
more than $500, 60 days in jail, or both.
Acknowledgment to Comply with Miami Beach Code of Ordinances Sec. 2-22 (23)
I understand that commencing with terms beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and as a condition of applying for
appointment to a City agency, board, or committee, I voluntarily agree that in the event I file with the City Clerk a
Statement of Candidate formally announcing candidacy for City elective office, such filing with the City Clerk shall be
deemed a tender of resignation from the City agency, board, or committee.
Acknowledgment to Comply with Miami Beach Code of Ordinances Sec. 2-22 (24)
I understand that if I am engaged to provide services, for compensation, to either (1) a candidate for City elected
office, or (2) a political committee or electioneering communications organization expending funds for or against
candidates for City elected office, such engagement shall be deemed a tender of resignation from the City agency,
board, or committee.
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¹ Members of the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment will be notified directly by the State of Florida, pursuant
to F.S. §112.3145(1)(a), to file a Statement of Financial Interests (Form 1) with the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of
Elections by 12:00 noon, July 1. Planning Board and Board of Adjustment members who file their Form 1 with the
County Supervisor of Elections automatically satisfy the County’s financial disclosure requirement as a Miami Beach
City Board/Committee member and need not file an additional form with the Office of the City Clerk. However,
compliance with the County disclosure requirement does not satisfy the State requirement.
DIVERSITY STATISTICS REPORT
The following information is voluntary and has no bearing on your consideration for appointment. It is being asked to
comply with City diversity reporting requirements.
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Gender:Female
Are you Spanish/Hispanic/ Latino? Mark the "No" box if not Spanish / Hispanic /
Latino.
No
Physically Challenged:No
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FALSE STATEMENTS OR FALSE INFORMATION SUBMITTED AS PART OF THIS APPLICATION SHALL BE
A BASIS FOR MY REMOVAL FROM A CITY BOARD OR COMMITTEE. I HAVE RECEIVED, READ AND WILL
ABIDE BY CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VII, OF THE MIAMI BEACH CITY CODE, ENTITLED “STANDARDS OF
CONDUCT FOR CITY OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENCY MEMBERS” AND ALL OTHER APPLICABLE
CITY, COUNTY, AND/OR STATE LAWS AND STATUTES ACCORDINGLY.
I Laura Taylor agreed to the following terms on 12/31/2024 11:25:22 AM
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YES I voluntarily agree to the resignation from the City agency, board, or committee, if I file a Statement
of Candidate for a City Elective Office (1).
(1) I understand that commencing with terms beginning on or after January 1, 2024, and as a condition of applying for
appointment to a City agency, board, or committee, I must voluntarily agree that in the event I file with the City Clerk a
Statement of Candidate formally announcing candidacy for City elective office, such filing with the City Clerk shall be deemed a
tender of resignation from the City agency, board, or committee.
YES I understand that (2).
(2) If am engaged to provide services, for compensation, to either (1) a candidate for City elected office, or (2) a political
committee or electioneering communications organization expending funds for or against candidates for City elected office,
such engagement shall be deemed a tender of resignation from the City agency, board, or committee.
L AURA D AVIDOFF T AYLOR VITAE
L AURA D AVIDOFF T AYLOR
P H .D . ECONOMIST | ltaylor@caltech.edu | www.laurataylorecon.com !
EDUCATION
The University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
Ph.D., Economics May 2022
Fields: Environmental and Natural Resource Economics,
Economic History, Law and Economics
M.A. in Economics January 2017
University of Queensland Brisbane, Australia
Master of Economic Studies December 2007
Recipient of the Dean’s Commendation for High Achievement
Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, MO
B.A. in Environmental Studies with a second degree in Economics May 2004
Selected Student Intern, Environmental Law Clinic (School of Law) 2004
RESEARCH
Working Papers and Projects
“Beggar Thy Neighbor: Strategic Resource Depletion and Environmental Outcomes for Water Quality
– The Case of American Indian Water Rights” [Job Market Paper]
“American Indian Reservation Boundaries and Land Characteristics: A Spatial Analysis of Reservation
Decline in the American West, 1880-1915” [Working Paper]
“Discounting Water: Calculating Risk Attitudes Towards Owning Rights to Water in the American
West” [Project]
Published and Forthcoming Papers
“Recognizing Rights in the Era of Appropriation: Understanding the Institutional Underpinnings and
Evolving Legal Framework of U.S. Federal Indian Land Policies”, book chapter in the forthcoming
Festschrift in Honor of Joe Kalt and Steve Cornell, edited by Miriam Jorgensen and Wayne
Ducheneaux
Duhs, A. and Davidoff, L. (2009). Capabilities, Rights and Justice in the Context of Australian
Aboriginal Welfare Policy. Forum for Social Economics, Volume 39, Issue 1, pp. 23.
Davidoff, L. and Duhs, A. (2009). Australian Aboriginal Welfare Policy: The Perspectives of Milton
Friedman, J.S. Mill and Amartya Sen. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences,
Volume 3, Issue 10, pp. 163-170.
Davidoff, L. and Duhs, A. (2008). Aboriginal Australia: An Economic History of Failed Welfare Policy.
Archives of Economic History, Volume XX, Number 1, pp. 5-35.
GRANTS, FE LLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
University of Arizona Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, Native Nations 2021-2022
Institute Doctoral Scholar ($4,000)
Graduate Assistantship, University of Arizona 2016-2022
National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant 2021
($25,000, Award Number 2117274)
University of Arizona Graduate and Professional Student Council Travel Grant ($700) 2020
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Economic History Association Sokoloff Graduate Dissertation Fellowship ($15,000) 2019
Ed Zajac Prize Winner for Best Third-Year Paper: “American Indian Reservation Boundaries and 2018
Land Characteristics: A Spatial Analysis of Reservation Decline in the American West, 1880-1915”
University of Arizona Economics Department Travel Grant ($300) 2017
Australian Federation of University Women Queensland Molly Budtz-Olsen 2007
Commemorative Fellowship ($20,000 AUD), granted for the completion of my Master’s thesis on the
impacts of state Indigenous welfare policies.
CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS
2022: Economic History Association (Presenter)
2021: University of Victoria/Canadian Economic Association Indigenous Economics Study Group
Seminar Series (invited speaker); Arizona State University Center for Environmental Economics and
Sustainability Policy Seminar Series (invited speaker).
2020: NBER Summer Institute Poster Session; Mountain West Economic History Conference (graduate
presenter).
2019: Indigenous Capital, Growth and Property Rights (invited participant, Hoover Institution)
2018: University of Arizona International GIS Day (presenter); All-UC Group in Economic History,
Graduate Student Workshop (presenter); EHA Annual Meeting (poster); The Harvard Project on
American Indian Economic Development: The Next Horizon: A Symposium on the Future of
Indigenous Nation Building and Festschrift in Honor of Stephen E. Cornell and Joseph P. Kalt,
Harvard Kennedy School (May, 2018, invited participant and discussant; November 2018, presenter at
second related event at Univ. of AZ)
2017: Arizona Student Energy Conference, Arizona State University, October 2017 (Student Panel
Presenter); Berkeley/Sloan Summer School in Energy and Environmental Economics, University of
California, Berkeley, August 2017 (Admitted Student Participant); Workshop on Economic Issues
Facing Indigenous Peoples, Harvard University, April 2017
RESEARCH/TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Sole Instructor of Record, University of Arizona
ECON 325, Historical Development of Financial and Economic Institutions Summer, 2018
ECON 300, Microeconomics Analysis (Online Course) Summer, 2018
Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona
ECON 550, Economics for Managers (Executive MBA) Several Semesters, 2019-2021
ECON 200, Basic Economic Issues Fall 2021, Spring 2020
ECON 300, Microeconomic Analysis for Business Decisions Spring 2021, Spring 2020
ECON 382, Labor and Public Policy Fall 2020
Research Assistant
Graduate Research Assistant for Price Fishback, University of Arizona 8/18 – Present
Graduate Research Assistant for Cihan Artunç, University of Arizona 8/16 – 5/19
OTHER PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development Cambridge, MA
Research Fellow 10/16 – Present
Research on tribal governance, institutions and economic/social outcomes.
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Economic & Business Consulting New York, NY
Independent Consultant 8/14 – 1/17
Analysis and coaching for variety of firms, including in-house CEO services for
a multi-million-dollar retail and manufacturing business (giant teddy bears).
Economic Cycle Research Institute New York, NY
Economic Researcher 8/10 – 7/14
Forecast turning points in U.S. and international economic cycles; wrote in-depth,
published reports on macroeconomic dynamics and business cycles for a wide range
of strategic uses (see addendum for listing); conducted statistical and mathematical
analysis; created graphics and charts to visualize data in publications; edited and fact-
checked monthly publications; and managed research projects. Created new
methods for looking at cyclical indicators, and routinely provided original research
ideas for publication and in-house development.
Economic Consulting Australia/USA
Independent Consultant 3/08 – 7/10
Edited technical publications and books; performed economic research,
statistical examination, and cost-benefit analyses for a diverse range of
projects; and privately tutored university students in mathematics and
economics.
The University of Queensland Faculty of Economics Brisbane, Australia
Department Tutor, Undergraduate and Graduate Coursework 2/06 – 07/09
Macro and Microeconomics, Econometrics; Cost-Benefit Analysis, Economics for
Commerce.
AECgroup Brisbane, Australia
Research Economist 8/06-2/08
Analyzed data; performed statistical modeling and environmental valuation;
conducted background research for project analysis; and wrote reports on
regional areas, policy, and infrastructure investment. AECgroup is a private
consulting firm in Australia.
The School for Field Studies: Centre for Rainforest Studies Cairns, Australia
Socio-Economics Intern 9/04 – 8/05
Assisted in environmental field work on climate change and rainforest habitats;
wrote and graded student assignments; presented economics lectures (in
environmental policy, socio-economics, and introductory microeconomics);
and conducted environmental-economics research on vital local industries
such as tourism and farming. Introduced an Indigenous studies component to
the curriculum.
The US Environmental Protection Agency New York, NY
Federal Facilities Intern 5/02 – 7/02
Conducted research on pollutants in the health care field and created
educational brochures for federal facilities and New York residents to aid in
pollution prevention and water use reduction.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Economic History Association; Association for Economic Research of Indigenous Peoples (AERIP)
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ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
Authored content for Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) Publications – For Member-Based Reports
Australian Economic Outlook (ECRI, International Cyclical Outlook, Vol. XIX, No. 9). September, 2014
Cyclical Upswing in Inflation (ECRI, U.S. Cyclical Outlook, Vol. XIX, No. 6). June, 2014
Gold Faces Downward Cyclical Pressure (ECRI, International Cyclical Outlook, Vol. XIX, No. 5). May, 2014
Earnings Growth Upturn Masks Labor Market Weakness (ECRI, U.S. Cyclical Outlook, Vol. XIX, No. 4).
April, 2014
Cracks in Employment, Earnings, and Spending (ECRI, U.S. Cyclical Outlook, Vol. XIX, No. 2). February,
2014
Home Price Volatility Up as Growth Prospects Fade (ECRI, International Cyclical Outlook, Vol. XVIII, No.
11). November, 2013
Lion’s Share of GDP Revisions Still to Come (ECRI, U.S. Cyclical Outlook, Vol. XVIII, No. 8). August, 2013
Fading Outlook for Corporate and Consumer Spending (ECRI, U.S. Cyclical Outlook, Vol. XVIII, No. 7).
July 2013
Flagging Growth and Inflation Ahead for Mexico (ECRI, International Cyclical Outlook, Vol. XVIII, No. 4).
April 2013
A Familiar Pattern of Profit-Driven Downturns (ECRI, U.S. Cyclical Outlook, Vol. XVII, No. 12). December,
2012
Cyclical Patterns in Data Revisions (ECRI, U.S. Cyclical Outlook, Vol. XVII, No. 8). August, 2012
Cyclical Crosscurrents in Australia (ECRI, International Cyclical Outlook, Vol. XVII, No. 4). April, 2012
Australia Facing Recession Risk (ECRI, International Cyclical Outlook, Vol. XVI, No. 10). October, 2011
Eurozone Recession Danger (ECRI, International Cyclical Outlook, Vol. XVI, No. 9). September, 2011
REFERENCES
Price Fishback (Dissertation Chair) Derek Lemoine (Committee Member)
APS Professor of Economics Associate Professor of Economics
The University of Arizona The University of Arizona
pfishback@eller.arizona.edu dlemoine@arizona.edu
Joseph P. Kalt (Committee Member) Cihan Artunç (Committee Member)
Ford Foundation Professor of International Assistant Professor of Economics
Political Economy, Emeritus Middlebury College
Harvard Kennedy School cartunc@middlebury.edu
joe_kalt@hks.harvard.edu
John Drabicki (Teaching Reference)
Vice Chair of Economics
McCoy/Rogers Faculty Fellow
The University of Arizona
drabicki@eller.arizona.edu