David E. M. Sappington | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Economist, academic advisor, and author |
| Awards | Inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa Society, 1976 Distinguished Service Award, Public Utility Research Center, University of Florida, 2003 Distinguished Member Award, Transportation and Public Utilities Group, 2015 The Energy Journal’s Campbell Watkins Best Paper Award, 2017 |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.A. Economics, Haverford College 1976 M.A. Economics, Princeton University, 1978 Ph.D. Economics, Princeton University, 1980 |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of Florida |
David E. M. Sappington is an American economist, academic advisor, and author. He is an Eminent Scholar in the Department of Economics, and the Director of Robert F. Lanzillotti Public Policy Research Center at the University of Florida.[1] His research focuses on the study of regulatory policy issues in the communications and energy sectors.[2]
Sappington has published nearly 200 articles in economic journals and co-authored four books. He is an associate editor of The RAND Journal of Economics,[3] and the Journal of Regulatory Economics.[4] He is also a co-editor of Journal of Economics and Management Strategy.[5]