William Horace Oakland (February 21, 1939 – September 17, 2007) was an American Economist and Economics Professor at Tulane University. Born in Chicopee, Massachusetts, Oakland received his BA in Economics from the University of Massachusetts in 1961 and Ph.D in Industrial Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1965. Oakland has made many contributions to public economics. He authored/co-authored over 40 scientific publications in prominent economic periodicals. Much of Oakland's work focuses on a few key issues such as taxation, public goods, and welfare.