Gabriel Lade is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Macalester College. He received a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California, Davis, an M.A. in economics from Rutgers University, and a B.A. in economics and international affairs from the George Washington University. He specializes in environmental and natural resource economics. His areas of expertise include biofuels regulation, valuation of water and air quality, and utility water and energy conservation.