Jacob Lefler
Economist, Research Division
U.S. International Trade Commission
I am an economist in the Research Division of the U.S. International Trade Commission. My research is in international trade and spatial economics, with a focus on freight transportation.
- PhD, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley, 2026
- BS, Mathematics and Economics, Brigham Young University, 2019
- Logistics Officer, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 2022–present
Research
- Freight in the Time of Covid: A Model of US Trucking
- Transportation Prices and Agricultural Value Chains
My earlier research on air pollution and health is on Google Scholar.
Teaching
University of California, Berkeley — Teaching Assistant
- Principles of Economics Spring 2026
- International Trade 2025
- Environmental Economics 2021, 2022