Wayne Miller Extension Economist – Economic and Community Development Phone: 501-671-2085  Fax: 501-671-2046  wmiller@uaex.edu

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

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