Robert Krol
- Senior Affiliated Scholar, Emeritus Professor of Economics, California State University, Northridge, Member, Heartland Institute Board of Policy Advisors
Robert Krol is an emeritus professor of economics at California State University, Northridge; a Senior Affiliated Scholar for the Mercatus Center at George Mason University; and a member of the Heartland Institute’s Board of Policy Advisors. He also worked as an economist at Security Pacific National Bank in Los Angeles and the Milken Institute in Santa Monica, California. He received his PhD in economics from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale in 1982.
His current research focuses on immigration, transportation infrastructure issues, international trade & investment, and the impact of economic policy uncertainty on the economy. His research has been published in leading economics journals, including the Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Urban Economics, Regional Science and Urban Economics, International Finance, and Journal of International Money and Finance. He has published policy papers for the Cato Institute, Center for Growth & Opportunity at Utah State University, and Mercatus Center. He wrote a piece for Discourse Maganize titled "Biden's Infrastructure Package is a Bridge Too Far" in April of 2021. He has also published opinion articles in the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Investor’s Business Daily, U.S. News and World Report, The Hill, Real Clear Markets, Real Clear Policy, economics21, and National Review Online.
Latest Work
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Trains in Vain: The Uncertain Outlook for Public Transit After COVID-19
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Should China Be a Benchmark For U.S. Infrastructure Spending?
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Robert Krol on American Radio Journal - Infrastructure
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Is Our Infrastructure ‘Crumbling'? Not According to This Data
- | Government Spending Government Spending
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Robert Krol on The Lars Larson Show - Biden's Infrastructure Plan
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Recent Trends in US Highway and Bridge Conditions
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Can Britain’s Prime Minister Turn the Country’s Economy Around?
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If We Want to Boost the Economy, Create Certainty About Trade Policy
Latest Work
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Trains in Vain: The Uncertain Outlook for Public Transit After COVID-19
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Should China Be a Benchmark For U.S. Infrastructure Spending?
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Robert Krol on American Radio Journal - Infrastructure
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Is Our Infrastructure ‘Crumbling'? Not According to This Data
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Robert Krol on The Lars Larson Show - Biden's Infrastructure Plan
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Recent Trends in US Highway and Bridge Conditions
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Can Britain’s Prime Minister Turn the Country’s Economy Around?
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
If We Want to Boost the Economy, Create Certainty About Trade Policy
Latest Work
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
America’s Infrastructure Isn’t Crumbling
- | Housing Housing
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Can a Federal Public Infrastructure Bank Improve Highway Funding?
- | Regulation Regulation
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Tolling the Freeway: Congestion Pricing and the Economics of Managing Traffic
- | Housing Housing
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Political Incentives and Transportation Funding
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
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Do Governments Impede Transportation Innovation?
Latest Work
Latest Work
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
If We Want to Boost the Economy, Create Certainty About Trade Policy
- | Government Spending Government Spending
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Should We Believe Trump’s Budget Forecast?
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
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Trade Policy Uncertainty and Partisanship Hurts the Economy
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
How the President Can Help the Fed and Economy
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Uncertainty on Trade is Killing American Businesses
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Time to Rethink How We Fund Highways
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
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Trump’s Trade Policies Threaten a Strong Economy
- | Government Spending Government Spending
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Pathway to Economic Growth Series: Avoiding Policies that Undercut Economic Gains with Uncertainty
- | Government Spending Government Spending
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Want to Rebuild Highways and Reduce Congestion? Pay the Toll
- | International Freedom and Trade International Freedom and Trade
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary