Kent Hymel

Kent Hymel serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at California State University, Northridge within the David Nazarian College of Business and Economics. His research addresses critical urban transportation challenges including traffic congestion, fuel efficiency regulations, highway finance, and parking policy.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Irvine (2009)
• B.A., Lewis and Clark College (2001)

Dr. Hymel's research spans Urban Economics, Transportation Economics, Environmental Economics, and Public Finance. He investigates regulatory impacts on vehicle efficiency, infrastructure funding models, and parking economics through empirical analysis of urban mobility systems. His work provides evidence-based insights for transportation policy design with emphasis on sustainability.

As a Faculty Affiliate of CSUN's Institute for Sustainability, he contributes to interdisciplinary research on sustainable urban systems. Current teaching includes Principles of Microeconomics, Urban Economics, Environmental Economics, and Use and Interpretation of Economic Data and Statistics.

No scientific awards were documented in the provided sources.

Information regarding graduate student advising, research grants, or laboratory teams was not specified in available materials. Prior to academia, Dr. Hymel worked as an economist for the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center of the US Department of Transportation.