David Frantz Bradford (January 8, 1939 – February 22, 2005) was a prominent American economist and professor of economics and public affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.
After his graduation from Amherst College in 1960, Bradford studied at MIT and Harvard (M.S., Applied Mathematics, 1962).
He had previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy in the United States Department of the Treasury (1975–1976).
A prolific writer, his published work addressed a broad range of economic issues concerning the public sector, taxation, environment, and the military.
[1] Bradford died in Philadelphia on February 22, 2005, from burns of a house fire two weeks earlier.