Briggs Depew
Associate Professor
Department(s):- Economics and Finance
Contact Information
Eccles Business Building 518435.797.6383
briggs.depew@usu.edu
Personal Website
Curriculum Vitae
Education
PhD, University of Arizona, 2013
MA, University of Arizona, 2010
BS, Brigham Young University, Idaho, 2008
Awards
Researcher of the Year - 2018
Biography
Dr. Briggs Depew is an Associate Professor of Economics in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University and a Research Fellow with the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn, Germany. Briggs earned a PhD in Economics at the University of Arizona in 2013. Prior to joining Utah State University, he was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Louisiana State University. Briggs enjoys both teaching and research. While at LSU he was awarded the Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher award in his department. His research is focused on policy-oriented microeconomic topics and has been published in leading academic journals. His work studying the Affordable Care Act was cited in the October 2014 Council of Economic Advisers report to the President of the United States. His research has also been featured in several media outlets including The Washington Post and NPR.