Robert Pollak

Robert Pollak is the Hernreich Distinguished Professor of Economics with joint appointment in the Olin School of Business and Department of Economics at Washington University in St. Louis, and an NBER Research Associate. His research spans environmental policy, consumer demand analysis, demography, and family economics. Pollak has authored three books and numerous journal articles, with his work influencing cost-of-living measurement standards.

• Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• Recipient of Mindel C. Sheps Award (2000)
• Guggenheim Fellowship (1999)

He co-chaired the MacArthur Foundation Network on the Family and Economy (1997-2007) and serves on National Academy of Sciences committees on statistical methodologies.