Bridget Diana

Bridget Diana is an economist whose research focuses on the regulation of industry. Her work combines tools from applied microeconomics, historical analysis, and political economy to provide a nuanced understanding of regulatory change and its economic and political consequences. Her dissertation examines the evolution of food safety regulation in the U.S. poultry industry, using both quantitative and qualitative methods to analyze how regulatory frameworks emerge, how they are implemented, and how they affect different stakeholders. She has also led and collaborated on research exploring the intersection of decarbonization policy and local air quality, with particular attention to environmental justice. Her research has appeared in Industrial and Corporate Change and Environmental Research: Energy.

She received her Ph.D. and M.A. in economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and her B.A. in economics and mathematics from Denison University.