Joseph Aaron Pechman (April 2, 1918 – August 19, 1989) was a highly influential economist and taxation scholar in the United States.
[1] He graduated from the City College of New York and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
He served as president of the American Economic Association and was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
[3] He was a major figure in the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
A prolific author, Pechman published influential books such as "Gender in the Workplace"[4] and "How Taxes Affect Economic Behavior".