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Faculty profile

N. Robert Branch

Fellow at Society for Economic-Liberalism

University of Texas at Austin · Department of Economics

N. Robert Branch is Chairman Emeritus of the British Journal of Economics. He works on institutions, political economy, and policy design, with an emphasis on liberal market institutions and applied work anchored in United States and comparative settings.

Education

  • Certification in Global Finance Yale University (2026)
  • B.A. in Economics University of Texas at Austin (2025)
  • B.A. History University of Texas at Austin (2025)

Appointments

  • Chairman Emeritus British Journal of Economics
  • Fellow Society for Economic-Liberalism · 2021–present
  • Undergraduate researcher Department of Economics, University of Texas at Austin · 2023–2025

Research interests

  • Political economy
  • Institutions and market liberalism
  • US state and local policy
  • Text and measurement

Selected works

  1. Mafia Economics: How Southern California Became an Economic Syndicate Manuscript
  2. Soda Taxes as an Effective Measure Against Preventable Chronic Illness - Using Berkeley Proposition D as a Case Study Manuscript

News

Honours & service

  • British Academy / Leverhulme Small Research Grant (2023)
  • Society for Economic-Liberalism fellow (current)