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Paul Rhode is a Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan, where he specializes in economic history with focuses on agricultural development, technological innovation, and U.S. policy analysis. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Stanford University (1990) and a B.A. from the University of California-Davis (1982). Rhode is currently on leave for Fall 2024 and Winter 2025. He serves as a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and co-edits the Journal of Economic History.
Rhode's research examines:
- The economic history of the American West
- U.S. agricultural innovation and policy
- Industrial organization and technological change
- Historical impacts of slavery and labor systems
- Economic consequences of natural disasters and wars
Rhode has received the Allan Sharlin Memorial Award for his book Arresting Contagion: Science, Policy, and Conflicts over Animal Disease Control (2015). His other notable works include Creating Abundance: Biological Innovation and American Agricultural Development (2008) and the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of American Economic History.
