Rate My Professor Robert Eger

Robert J. Eger III is the Fr. Raymond J. Treece Endowed Chair and Professor of Accounting in the Department of Accounting at Bellarmine University Rubel School of Business, a position he has held since 2023. Previously, he served as the Neven C. Hulsey Endowed Chair in Business Excellence and Professor of Accounting at the University of the Pacific Eberhardt School of Business from May 2021 to July 2023. From July 2017 to May 2021, Eger was Professor in the Graduate School of Business and Public Policy at the Naval Postgraduate School, where he also chaired the Financial Management Area from October 2016 to November 2018. His academic background includes a PhD, studies in Public Financial Management at the University of Kentucky from 1996 to 2000, and Social Science at the University of Wyoming from 1995 to 1996. Eger received the Faculty Merit Award from Bellarmine University Rubel School of Business and was recognized as one of 20 People to Know in Accounting/Finance by Louisville Business First in 2024.

Eger's research centers on the intersection of accounting and public policy using archival methods, with specializations in public finance, public economics, accounting scholarship, financial and forensic accounting, and auditing. Current projects include propensity score matching in law enforcement and diversity, equity, and inclusion in universities. His influential publications include 'A statistical meta-analysis of the wellbeing literature' (International Journal of Wellbeing, 2015, 165 citations), 'Procedural complexity of tax administration: The road fund case' (Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, 2006, 100 citations), 'Paying for security: The security-prosperity dilemma in the United States' (Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2005, 59 citations), 'Brownfields, crime, and tax increment financing' (The American Review of Public Administration, 2006, 43 citations), 'The defense-growth relationship: An economic investigation into post-soviet states' (Peace Economics, Peace Science and Public Policy, 2010, 41 citations), 'The Effects of State Delinquent Tax Collection Outsourcing on Administrative Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Procedural Fairness' (2019), 'Municipal OPEB Contributions: The Roles of Governance Structure, Fiscal, and Socioeconomic Factors During and After the Great Recession' (2021), and 'Capital Structure and Performance Implications of Special-Purpose Governments' (2019). These works contribute significantly to understanding fiscal management, tax administration, and public sector financial practices.