Gabriel A. Lozada is an associate professor of economics at the University of Utah, where he teaches courses in microeconomic theory, natural resource economics, and environmental economics. He grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and attended Louisiana State University, where he received a BA in Economics and a BS in Physics. He then attended Stanford University, receiving there an MA in Economics, an MS in Engineering-Economic Systems, and a Ph.D. in Economics. His areas of research mostly include ecological economics and economic models of sustainability, both environmental sustainability and sustainable investment and consumption paths during an individual’s life cycle. He has also modeled the financing burdens imposed by large proposed water development projects in Utah.

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Overdraft Fees, Credit Card Late Fees, and the Lump of Profit Fallacy

Article | Apr 15, 2024

Predetermined profit margins and prices hidden in the back end of a transaction are really just market failures.

Antitrust Enforcement in the Crosshairs

Article | Oct 6, 2023

Post-Chicago Economists vs. New Brandeisians on the New Merger Guidelines

Postscript: A Further Look at ProMarket’s Economics

Article | Sep 8, 2023

ProMarket’s new “Addendum to Retraction,” written it appears in response to our recent INET post, doubles down on its critique of our piece which showed that it is feasible for increased output to lead to reduced welfare. The ProMarket addendum is notable for its economic errors.*

The Mythology of Horizontal Merger Efficiencies

Article | Aug 31, 2023

Economists had to distort economic theory to fashion their merger “efficiency” arguments