David Laband

David N. Laband is Chair of the School of Economics at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, Georgia, USA). A native Virginian, Dr. Laband received his Ph.D. in economics from Virginia Tech in 1981. He is the author of nine books and over 130 articles in peer-reviewed journals. His research and teaching interests cover a wide range of topics related to economics and policy. Dr. Laband has been an occasional contributor to the Wall Street Journal and other major North American and regional newspapers.