Jacob LaRiviere

Jacob LaRiviere serves as Affiliate Faculty in the Department of Economics at the University of Washington and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee. He is concurrently Director of Economics & Data Science at Amazon, with previous roles as Senior Principal Researcher at Microsoft's Office of the Chief Economist.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, San Diego
• M.A. in Economics, University of California, San Diego
• B.A. in Economics, University of California, Berkeley

His research spans industrial organization, environmental economics, behavioral economics, and applied microeconomics, with particular focus on markets with externalities, energy policy, and carbon storage economics. Current work examines cloud computing economics, two-sided markets, and energy transition challenges.

Publications demonstrate strong interdisciplinary approaches combining economic theory with environmental systems analysis. Bone biomechanics and osteoporosis treatment modeling represent a significant secondary research thread.

LaRiviere has received multiple industry awards including Microsoft's C+E Marketing Boost Award (2019). He serves as co-editor for the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and has organized professional conferences in digital economics.