John Lott
- Gender: Male
- Industry: Education
- Occupation: Academic
- Location: Virginia : United States
About Me
Amazed how lucky I am that I have had jobs where I could just think about whatever I wanted to think about. Last summer I moved to the University of Maryland. Previously I held positions at the University of Chicago, Yale University, Stanford, UCLA, Wharton, and Rice and was the chief economist at the United States Sentencing Commission during 1988 and 1989. I have published over 90 articles in academic journals. I received my Ph.D. in economics from UCLA in 1984. Born in Detroit, I spent a lot of time with my grandparents in Miami, Florida before moving to Miami at the end of junior high. Otherwise I have lived all across the country from Nashville to LA to Texas to Montana to Northern California back to Texas to Maryland back to LA to Pennsylvania to Illinois to New Haven to DC to New York back to the DC area.
Interests
Favorite Movies
- Grosse Pointe Blank
- Casablanca
- Groundhog Day
- Rudy
- High Noon
- The Godfather
- The Graduate
- Shakespeare in Love
- Braveheart
- Hoosiers
Favorite Music
- Classic Rock
- Country
- Creed
- Steely Dan (Ricki Don't Lose that Number)
- John Waite (Missing You)
- Harry Chapin
- Eric Clapton
- Johnny Cash
- Joe Nichols
- Tom T. Hall
- James Blunt
- Gordon Lightfoot
Favorite Books
- Economic Forces at Work
- Hidden Order: The Economics of Everyday Life
- Free to Choose
- The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
- Lord of the Rings
- Atlas Shrugged
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