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Laura Weiwu
Research Asst - UG
BioLaura is a labor and urban economist whose research focuses on spatial inequality in American cities. Her research approach integrates various methods, including quantitative general equilibrium theory, analysis of large-scale historical datasets, and applied microeconomics. She studies urban policies such as transportation infrastructure, economic development, and housing regulations.
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Frank Wolak
Holbrook Working Professor of Price Theory and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute, at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research and at the Precourt Institute for Energy
On Partial Leave from 09/01/2024 To 08/31/2025BioFrank A. Wolak is the Holbrook Working Professor of Commodity Price Studies in the Department of Economics and the Director of the Program on Energy and Sustainable Development at Stanford University. His research and teaching focuses on design, performance, and monitoring of energy and environmental markets. He served as Chair of the Market Surveillance Committee (MSC) of the California Independent System Operator and was a member of the Emissions Market Advisory Committee (EMAC) for California’s Market for Greenhouse Gas Emissions allowances.
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Gavin Wright
William Robertson Coe Professor in American Economic History, Emeritus
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsProfessor Wright is now studying the economic implications of voting rights and vote suppression in the American South. He is also revisiting the relationship between slavery and Anglo-American capitalism.