Zachary Liscow

Zachary Liscow is Professor of Law at Yale Law School, where he teaches courses on taxation, tax policy, and economic inequality. In 2022-23, he served as Chief Economist at the Office of Management and Budget at the White House.

His wide-ranging work in law and economics covers tax policy, benefit-cost analysis, and infrastructure construction costs. He is particularly interested in developing cost-effective policies to address inequality and understanding what drives the high costs of building U.S. infrastructure. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, CNN, and elsewhere.

Previously, Liscow served as a Staff Economist at the White House Council of Economic Advisers (2009-2010) and worked for the World Bank’s inspector general. He clerked for Judge Stephen F. Williams on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

Liscow earned his Ph.D. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, and his J.D. from Yale Law School. He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College with degrees in Economics and in Environmental Science and Public Policy.