Kerianne Lawson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Economics
Bio
Kerianne Lawson is a scholar at the Challey Institute for Global Innovation and Growth with the Center for the Study of Public Choice and Private Enterprise and an assistant professor of economics in the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics at North Dakota State University. She teaches undergraduate coureses on real estate, microeconomics, and math economics. Her research interests include economic freedom, crime and civil unrest, and electricity reliability. Her work on the expansion of property rights in South Africa sheds light on the charitable work done by the Khaya Lam Project and its role in deterring crime, encouraging investment, and creating opportunities for entrepreneurship. Dr. Lawson also conducts research on the importance of economic freedom at the local, state, and national level, and how it relates to political freedom and economic growth.
Education
- Ph.D. Economics, West Virginia University
- B.A. Economics, Southern Methodist University
Expertise
- Public economics
- Economic freedom
- Development economics
- Law and economics
- Sports economics
Recent Research
| Journal article | Using Property Rights to Fight Crime: The Khaya Lam Project |
| Journal article | Currency Iconography and Entrepreneurship |
| Journal article | Electricity Outages and Residential Fires: Evidence from Cape Town, South Africa |
| Journal article | The Lasting Impact of NCAA Sanctions: SMU and the Death Penalty |
Recent Media
| The Great Antidote Podcast | Kerianne Lawson on Equal Economic Freedoms |
| The Dallas Morning News | ACC's Invitation to SMU is the Last Step in a Long Road to Recovery |
| Sportico | SMU's Prolonged NCAA Execution |