Alexander Whalley

Alexander Whalley is Associate Professor of Economics and the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary. He also serves as a Lab Economist at the Creative Destruction Lab - Rockies and a research fellow with the Westman Centre for Real Estate Studies. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland – College Park and was a visiting scholar at Stanford University and the University of California - Berkeley. Professor Whalley's research focuses on economics of innovation, urban economics, labor economics, and economic history. His research is focused on the determinants of productivity, how university technology affects regional growth, and the effects of accountability on government performance. Professor Whalley teaches courses in economics and real estate.