Brian Knight
Assistant Professor:
Economics
Phone: +1 401 863 1584
Brian_Knight@Brown.EDU
Brian Knight's research and teaching focuses on the intersection of the fields of public economics and political economy. In particular, to better understand the economic effects of public policies, he examines political factors leading to their adoption.
Biography
Brian Knight is the Mary Tefft and John Hazen White, Sr. Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Economics at Brown University and is also a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He previously worked as an economist in the Division of Research and Statistics at the Federal Reserve Board.
He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his B.S. from Miami University. His research has been published in the American Economic Review, the Journal of Public Economics, and the National Tax Journal.
Interests
Brian Knight is an economist who works in the fields of public economics and political economy. Recent research projects have examined the role of political factors in the geographic distribution of federal funds, the factors contributing to school district consolidation, and socially optimal districting.
Awards
NSF Award, "Socially Optimal Redistricting," with Stephen Coate, 2005-2007.
Salomon Research Award, "The Political Economy of School District Mergers", 2005, $15,000.
National Tax Association's Outstanding Dissertation Award, 2001
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Dissertation Fellowship, 1999-2000
Christensen Award in Empirical Economics, 1998-1999
Genevieve Gorst Herfurth Award for Outstanding Research in Social Sciences, 1998
Anna Morris Ely Award for Distinguished Teaching, 1997
Distinguished teaching assistant, spring semester 1997 and fall semester 1997
Affiliations
American Economic Association
National Bureau of Economic Research
Funded Research
NSF Award, "Socially Optimal Redistricting," with Stephen Coate, 2005-2007; $264,000
Salomon Research Award, "The Political Economy of School District Mergers," 2005; $15,000