Robert Kilpatrick

Robert Wylie Kilpatrick [1936 – 13 October 2005], was awarded posthumously as a fiscal economist with OMB. He received a bachelor’s degree from Haverford College (1957), a master’s (1958) and a doctorate in economics (1965), both from Yale University. While teaching at Cornell (1962-1971), he chaired 19 dissertations. After joining OMB in 1971, he served as a Fiscal Economist in the Budget Review Division working on budget concepts, capital budgeting, and federal accounting standards. His expertise led to work with other agencies, including CBO, the International Monetary Fund, and the OECD. His research was published in the Journal of Political Economy (1968) and The Review of Economics and Statistics (1967; 1973).