Jonah Danziger
4th Year PhD Candidate
University of California Santa Barbara
I am a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate in Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, specializing in environmental and energy economics. My research examines how ecological restoration, wildfire risk, and the evolution of the energy grid affect both communities and the environment. I employ spatial econometrics and machine learning to connect economic theory with large-scale data. Last fall, I advanced to candidacy while continuing my work with the Environmental Markets Lab (emLab) and as a Graduate Student Researcher with the Economic Forecasting Project.
Before graduate school, I earned a B.A. in Mathematical Economics with High Honors from Oberlin College. Afterward, I worked as a research analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, where I prepared briefings on the national economy and supported economists with their research projects.
Curriculum Vitae (Updated May 2026)