David Sappington

Eminent Scholar
Director, Robert F. Lanzillotti Public Policy Research Center

Professor Sappington serves as an eminent scholar in the Department of Economics and as the Director of the Robert F. Lanzillotti Public Policy Research Center. In addition to teaching courses on Microeconomic Theory, Professor Sappington presently serves on the editorial boards of six journals, including the Rand Journal of Economics, the Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, and the Journal of Regulatory Economics. His research focuses on the design of reward structures in the presence of limited information, particularly in regulated industries. Professor Sappington has also served as the Chief Economist for the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

Education

PHD – Economics, Princeton University, 1980
MA, Princeton University, 1978
BA, Haverford College, 1976

Research Interests

Regulation, Incentives, Information Economics

Contact Information

Department of Economics
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
204 Matherly Hall, PO Box 117140
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida 32611-7140

352.392.3904
Email: sapping@ufl.edu