Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at the United States Naval Academy. I received my PhD from the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley.

 

I am an applied microeconomist with broad research interests in health economics, food and nutrition policy, public economics, and labor economics. Much of my research focuses on causal evaluation of important economic and social policies. I have published several studies examining the economics of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, genetically modified foods, and COVID-19. I have also published research studying consumer demand and labor markets in professional sports, with a focus on the economics of superstars. My work has been featured by several national media outlets, including NPR, US News & World Report, and ESPN.

 

In my free time I enjoy cooking, reading science fiction, tennis, basketball, and skiing.

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email: skaplan [at] usna [dot] edu