Klaus Desmet is the Ruth and Kenneth Altshuler Centennial Interdisciplinary Professor and a professor of economics at Southern Methodist University. He was a 2016 PERC Lone Mountain Fellow. His research focuses on regional economics, international trade, and economic growth.
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Esteban Rossi-Hansberg
Esteban Rossi-Hansberg is the Glen A. Lloyd Distinguished Service Professor and a professor of economics and international affairs at Princeton University as well as a 2016 PERC Lone Mountain Fellow. His research focuses on macroeconomics, international trade, and urban economics.
Paul W. Rhode
Paul W. Rhode is a Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He has been with the University of Michigan since 2009 and previously taught at North Carolina and Arizona.
Alan L. Olmstead
Alan L. Olmstead is a Distinguished Research Professor of Economics and a member of the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics at the University of California, Davis.
Ben Foster
Currently, Ben is the CEO of Lotic Labs, a firm that specializes in analytical solutions and products that help companies, investors, and public institutions identify and manage financial risk caused by variation in environmental conditions. As a research fellow at PERC, Ben is investigating the potential of new financial risk-transfer tools for managing risks relatedContinue reading “Ben Foster”
Mark Pennington
Mark Pennington is a professor of public policy and political economy at King’s College of London and a 2015 Lone Mountain Fellow at PERC. He is the author of Robust Political Economy: Classical Liberalism and the Future of Public Policy.
Naomi Schaefer Riley
Naomi Schaefer Riley is a weekly columnist for the New York Post and a former Wall Street Journal editor and writer whose work focuses on higher education, religion, philanthropy and culture. She is the author of six books, including, The New Trail of Tears: How Washington Is Destroying American Indians, out from Encounter this summer. Ms. Riley’s writings have appearedContinue reading “Naomi Schaefer Riley”
Dave Calkin
Dave Calkin is an economist and research forester with the U.S. Forest Service. An expert in wildland fire risk assessment, Calkin has developed important tools for wildland fire management, authored and co-authored several papers, and investigated issues associated with the cost and efficiency of biomass utilization and associated carbon impacts.
Tate Watkins
Tate Watkins is a research fellow and director of publications and research integration. His writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Reason, The Atlantic, The Hill, and many other outlets. Watkins earned M.A. and B.A. degrees in economics from Clemson University. He previously worked as a journalist reporting on economic development andContinue reading “Tate Watkins”
Jonathan Yoder
Jonathan Yoder is a Distinguished Professor for Sustainable Development, Professor of Economics at Washington State University’s School of Economic Sciences, the Director of the State of Washington Water Research Center, and affiliate faculty at the Paul G. Allen School for Global Health. His research specializations include natural resource and environmental economics, focusing on policy designContinue reading “Jonathan Yoder”