Gabriel Lade, PhD
Expert
Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis
M.A. in Economics, Rutgers University
B.A. in Economics and International Affairs, George Washington University
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Dr. Gabriel Lade is an Associate Professor of Economics at Macalester College and the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University. Previously, Dr. Lade was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Iowa State University. Dr. Lade received a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Davis, an M.A. in Economics from Rutgers University, and a B.A. in Economics and International Affairs from the George Washington University. Dr. Lade has taught antitrust issues at both the undergraduate and doctoral levels.
Dr. Lade specializes in environmental and natural resource economics. His areas of expertise include biofuels regulation, valuation of water and air quality, and utility conservation. His research has explored the economics and consumer impacts of renewable fuels regulations, the impacts of air pollution on U.S. National Park visitation, and the impact of utility water efficiency programs on water and energy conservation. Dr. Lade has consulting experience in the Flint Water cases: Carthan et al. v. Snyder and In re FTCA Flint Water Cases.
Dr. Lade has published articles on issues related to market competition in the retail fuels sector. Dr. Lade has published in top economics and general interest journals, including the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Science Advances, the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, and Energy Policy. Dr. Lade also serves on the editorial council for the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. He has advised several federal and state agencies and think tanks, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the California Air Resources Board, the Congressional Research Service, the Government Accountability Office, and the Environmental Defense Fund, and he has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives.