Teaching Assistant
University of Texas at Austin, Department of Economics
Frank Martin-Buck
I am a Ph.D. candidate in economics at the University of Texas at Austin. My research focuses on the intersection of economics, public health, and public policy. My dissertation examines the effect of alternative transportation such as ridesharing services and public transit on drunk driving. I am intereseted in public economics, public finance, health economics, labor, industrial organization, and applied microeconomics.
Prior to entering my PhD program I spent five years in economic consulting at Bates White in Washington, DC and ApplEcon in Ann Arbor, MI.
Professional Positions
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Present 2013
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2016 2014
Research Assistant
Child and Family Research Partnership, LBJ School of Public Affairs
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2013 2012
Senior Consultant
Bates White Economic Consulting, Washington, DC
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2012 2011
Consultant II
Bates White Economic Consulting, Washington, DC
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2010 2007
Staff Analyst
ApplEcon Applied Economic Consulting, Ann Arbor, MI
Education & Training
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Ph.D. 2017 (expected)
Ph.D. in Economics
University of Texas at Austin
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M.S.2015
Master of Science in Economics
University of Texas at Austin
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B.A.2007
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Honors, Awards and Grants
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2013Recruitment FellowshipReceived $5,000 recruitment fellowship from the University of Texas at Austin department of economics.
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2007Graduated with Honors and DistinctionGraduated with honors and distinction from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
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2003Michigan Merit Award ScholarshipReceived Michigan Merit Award Scholarship from the State of Michigan.