Texas Tech University

Ryan B. Williams, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics

Email: ryan.b.williams@ttu.edu

Phone: 806.834.6195

Dr. Williams is from a small town in northern California that is nestled amongst towering redwoods on the Pacific Ocean.  He earned his B.A. in Economics from Emory University and Ph.D. in Economics from Texas Tech University. Dr. Williams generally works in the fields of environmental and resource economics and the application of discrete choice methods.

Ryan B. Williams

Research Interests

Areas of interest include the water-energy nexus, valuing environmental attributes, and understanding how consumers respond to eco-labeling.  Dr. Williams believes that the study of Economics should be simultaneously fascinating and rigorous, utilizing experiments and in-class activities to demonstrate the value of economic reasoning.