David Bjerk

Welcome. Please use the links on the left to access my cv, research papers, teaching materials, and various other links.

Brief Biography: I am the Russell S. Bock Professor of Public Economics and Taxation, and Chair of the Robert Day School of Economics and Finance at Claremont McKenna College. My research areas include public economics, labor economics, and the law, primarily focusing on crime and the criminal justice system, as well as issues of race, gender, and poverty in the labor market. Prior to arriving at Claremont McKenna I was an Assistant Professor of Economics at McMaster University in Hamilton Ontario and an NICHD Research Fellow in Population Studies at the RAND Corporation. I received my B.A. from Carleton College and my M.S. and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

When not doing economics I like spend my time in the mountains climbing, skiing, biking, hiking, and exploring, as well as introducing my two daughters to these joys.