Jonathan Eyer
University of Southern California
Jonathan Eyer is a post-doctoral research associate at the University of Southern California's Center on Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE). He received his PhD in economics from North Carolina State University in 2015. His work utilizes micro-econometric models to analyze individual and firm responses to disasters and climate change, as well as the policies designed to curb their impact. He is the co-PI on a Japan Foundation grant to study how people made their migration decisions following the Fukushima earthquake and the associated tsunami and nuclear disaster. He has participated in a number of CREATE projects, partnering with FEMA, the Department of Homeland Security, and Customs and Border Patrol.