Craig Palsson
Assistant Professor
Department(s):- Economics and Finance
Contact Information
Eccles Business Building 503435.797.2336
craig.palsson@usu.edu
Personal Website
Curriculum Vitae
Education
PhD, Economics, Yale University, 2017
M.Phil, Economics, Yale University, 2015
MA, Economics, Yale University, 2014
BS, Economics, BYU, 2012
Interactions
Focused Friday leadership Forum, "Why Study Economics?" - April 15, 2019
Awards
Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year - 2023
Biography
Craig Palsson is an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. Craig received his BS from Brigham Young University and his PhD from Yale University, where he attended as a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. His dissertation was a finalist for prizes from the Economic History Association and the Society for Institutional and Organizational Economics. Before coming to USU, he was an Assistant Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School.
Craig works at the intersection of economic history and economic development. He focuses on how institutions such as property rights and state capacity evolve in developing countries. A lot of this work looks at institutions in the economic history of Haiti.
Videos
Focused Fridays Leadership Forum Series: Dr. Craig Palsson - April 12, 2019