Peter Rupert

Professor Peter Rupert is a faculty member in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). He holds the rank of Professor and contributes to the Laboratory for Aggregate Economics and Finance (LAEF). His work focuses on labor economics, macroeconomic dynamics, and public policy, with notable research on telework productivity, pandemic labor markets, and intergenerational labor supply effects.

Rupert co-authors the blog Economic Snapshot with Paul Gomme and late scholar Tom Cooley, analyzing economic data trends. He teaches advanced courses including Econ 150 (Labor Economics), Econ 204 (PhD Macro), and Econ 253 (Frictional Markets). His research has explored topics like the impact of unsecured debt on unemployment and the cyclical behavior of labor input.

Rupert has been honored with LAEF's Lab Coat Induction alongside prominent economists such as Finn Kydland and Nobel Laureate Ed Prescott. His recent work emphasizes productivity measurement and labor market segmentation during crises. Collaborators include leading scholars like Finn Kydland, Christine Braun, and Giulio Zanella.

His research projects include the UCSB Economic Forecast Project, providing regional economic analysis, and studies on housing dynamics and monetary mechanics. Rupert's contributions bridge theoretical models with empirical validation, particularly in search theory and policy implications of labor market frictions.