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Ben Leard

Ben Leard

Assistant Professor

Department:

Economics

Biography

Benjamin Leard is an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Haslam College of Business, as well as an assistant professor at UT’s Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs. He is also a university fellow at Resources for the Future. His research interests include environmental economics, industrial organization and public economics.

Prior to joining UT, he was a fellow at Resources for the Future in Washington, D.C.

Education:

Cornell University, Ph.D., Applied Economics

James Madison University, B.S., Economics and Mathematics