Andrew Balthrop

Andrew Balthrop is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee’s Baker School of Public Policy & Public Affairs and the Department of Supply Chain Management. He holds a doctorate in economics from the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. His research bridges freight transportation, supply chain dynamics, and regulatory policy, with specialized expertise in empirical analysis of environmental and safety regulations within the trucking industry. His work has been published in leading journals including the Journal of Operations Management, Journal of Business Logistics, and Energy Economics.

Research Focus

Balthrop investigates critical intersections between policy frameworks and supply chain efficiency, emphasizing:

• Impacts of safety regulations (e.g., electronic logging devices, inspection protocols) on trucking operations
• Economic consequences of environmental policies in freight transportation
• Labor market dynamics and occupational choices within logistics sectors
• Resource extraction economics and regulatory design for energy commodities

Publication Trends

His 15 most recent articles (2012–2025) demonstrate evolving focus areas: early work analyzed oil/gas production economics and fiscal decentralization, while recent studies address trucking safety, regulatory compliance, and workforce retention. Methodologically, he employs advanced econometric techniques—regression discontinuity, power-law distributions, and behavioral response modeling—to dissect industry-specific challenges.