PhD Candidate in Economics · University of Toronto

Derek Thiele

I am a PhD Candidate in Economics at the University of Toronto, currently in my fourth year. I am an urban/spatial and environmental economist and use tools from trade, industrial organization, and macro.

My current research interests are about how climate change affects cities and transportation systems.

Portrait of Derek Thiele

Selected Research

Transportation Network Investment Under Stochastic Climate Shocks

What Happens When We Run Out? Growth, Circularity and the Global Sand Shortage