U.S. Growth and Economic Development
Experts at UT Austin are available to discuss U.S. and state economic growth across a wide variety of industries, from healthcare, technology and business to arts and entertainment.
- General Growth and Development Trends
- Technology
- Real Estate and Housing
- Business
- Healthcare
- Economic Policymaking
If you are seeking expertise on other subjects, please call University Media Relations at 512-471-3151 or consult our general Media Experts Guide.
General Growth and Development Trends
Kasey M Faust
Associate Professor
, Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
+1 512 475 8059, faustk@utexas.edu
Kasey Faust studies the management of critical, civil infrastructure systems, interdependencies, and vulnerabilities in various categories of cities at the interface of engineering and policy.
James K Galbraith
Professor
, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
+1 512 471 1244, galbraith@mail.utexas.edu
James Galbraith holds the Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr. Chair in Government/ Business Relations, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, where he teaches economics and a variety of other subjects, and a professorship in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. His expertise includes macroeconomic policy; monetary policy, economic development policies; comparative economic policy; economic inequality.
Media Contact: Paul Corliss, paul.corliss@austin.utexas.edu,
Nathan M Jensen
Professor
, Department of Government
, College of Liberal Arts
, natemjensen@austin.utexas.edu
Nathan Jensen (2002, Yale Ph.D.) is a Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. He teaches courses and conducts research on government economic development strategies, state and local economic development, firm non-market strategies and business-government relations, the politics of oil and natural resources, political risk in emerging markets, trade policy, and international institutions.
Media Contact: Daniel Oppenheimer, oppenheimer@utexas.edu, 512-475-9712
Heather K Way
Clinical Professor
, School of Law
+1 512 232 1210, hway@law.utexas.edu
Heather K. Way directs the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic, which delivers transactional legal assistance to small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and community groups in Texas. Way has more than 20 years of experience working on the creation of equitable and inclusive communities, with a focus on affordable housing, gentrification and displacement, problem properties (including code enforcement), land title issues, informal housing, seller financing, and housing preservation.
Media Contact: Wendy Schneider, wschneider@law.utexas.edu,
Jake Wegmann
Associate Professor
, School of Architecture
+1 512 471 0169, jagw@utexas.edu
Jake Wegmann's research lies at the nexus of housing, real estate development, and planning. He has published research on the racialized restructuring of metropolitan space, microhousing infill, and the measurement of affordable rental housing cost efficiency in Urban Geography, Journal of Urbanism, and Housing Policy Debate.
Media Contact: Jessica Taylor, jessica.taylor@austin.utexas.edu,
Technology
Andrew B Whinston
Professor
, Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management
, Red McCombs School of Business
+1 512 471 7962, +1 512 471 8879, abw@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Andrew B. Whinston is the Hugh Roy Cullen Centennial Chair in Business Administration, Professor of Information Systems, Computer Science and Economics, John Newton Centennial IC2 Fellow, and Director of the Center for Research in Electronic Commerce at The University of Texas at Austin. Resource allocation issues; bundle markets in electronic commerce; digital economy; electronic commerce; electronic financial markets; network management, business.
Media Contact: Judie Kinonen, judie.kinonen@mccombs.utexas.edu,
Real Estate and Housing
Heather K Way
Clinical Professor
, School of Law
+1 512 232 1210, hway@law.utexas.edu
Heather K. Way directs the Entrepreneurship and Community Development Clinic, which delivers transactional legal assistance to small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and community groups in Texas. Way has more than 20 years of experience working on the creation of equitable and inclusive communities, with a focus on affordable housing, gentrification and displacement, problem properties (including code enforcement), land title issues, informal housing, seller financing, and housing preservation.
Media Contact: Wendy Schneider, wschneider@law.utexas.edu,
Jake Wegmann
Associate Professor
, School of Architecture
+1 512 471 0169, jagw@utexas.edu
Jake Wegmann's research lies at the nexus of housing, real estate development, and planning. He has published research on the racialized restructuring of metropolitan space, microhousing infill, and the measurement of affordable rental housing cost efficiency in Urban Geography, Journal of Urbanism, and Housing Policy Debate.
Media Contact: Jessica Taylor, jessica.taylor@austin.utexas.edu,
Business
Nathan M Jensen
Professor
, Department of Government
, College of Liberal Arts
, natemjensen@austin.utexas.edu
Nathan Jensen (2002, Yale Ph.D.) is a Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. He teaches courses and conducts research on government economic development strategies, state and local economic development, firm non-market strategies and business-government relations, the politics of oil and natural resources, political risk in emerging markets, trade policy, and international institutions.
Media Contact: Daniel Oppenheimer, oppenheimer@utexas.edu, 512-475-9712
Andrew B Whinston
Professor
, Department of Information, Risk, and Operations Management
, Red McCombs School of Business
+1 512 471 7962, +1 512 471 8879, abw@uts.cc.utexas.edu
Andrew B. Whinston is the Hugh Roy Cullen Centennial Chair in Business Administration, Professor of Information Systems, Computer Science and Economics, John Newton Centennial IC2 Fellow, and Director of the Center for Research in Electronic Commerce at The University of Texas at Austin. Resource allocation issues; bundle markets in electronic commerce; digital economy; electronic commerce; electronic financial markets; network management, business.
Media Contact: Judie Kinonen, judie.kinonen@mccombs.utexas.edu,
Healthcare
Marika Cabral
Professor
, Department of Economics
, College of Liberal Arts
, marika.cabral@utexas.edu
Marika Cabral is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). Professor Cabrals research covers a range of topics in health economics, public finance, and industrial organization. Much of her research focuses on understanding the role of market failures, the impacts of incentive design, and and the consequences of government intervention in health-related insurance markets.
Media Contact: Daniel Oppenheimer, oppenheimer@utexas.edu, 512-475-9712
Economic Policymaking
James K Galbraith
Professor
, Lyndon B Johnson School of Public Affairs
+1 512 471 1244, galbraith@mail.utexas.edu
James Galbraith holds the Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr. Chair in Government/ Business Relations, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, where he teaches economics and a variety of other subjects, and a professorship in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. His expertise includes macroeconomic policy; monetary policy, economic development policies; comparative economic policy; economic inequality.
Media Contact: Paul Corliss, paul.corliss@austin.utexas.edu,
Nathan M Jensen
Professor
, Department of Government
, College of Liberal Arts
, natemjensen@austin.utexas.edu
Nathan Jensen (2002, Yale Ph.D.) is a Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas at Austin. He teaches courses and conducts research on government economic development strategies, state and local economic development, firm non-market strategies and business-government relations, the politics of oil and natural resources, political risk in emerging markets, trade policy, and international institutions.
Media Contact: Daniel Oppenheimer, oppenheimer@utexas.edu, 512-475-9712
For more information, contact: University Communications, Office of the President, 512-471-3151.
