Stand-Up Economist

As seen on Comedy Central The PBS News Hour with Jim Lehrer!

Upcoming Shows

Click on any show to expand details, and contact me to bring me to your company or school! If you’re with a public high school, community college, or the U.S. military, I also do try to do free shows when possible, especially near my home in Seattle.

+ Jun 2, 2012 Seattle Conservation Remix
I'll do a mix of comedy and serious carbon tax stuff at Conservation Remix, which will be at Town Hall Seattle on Saturday June 2, 2012. (I'll be on in the afternoon, around 3:30pm.) This event requires registration and ticket purchase.
+ Jun 11, 2012 Bend OR Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners
Monday evening, June 11, 2012, in Bend OR for the Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners. Sorry, this event is not open to the public.
+ Jun 13, 2012 Boca Raton FL Florida Bankers Association
Mid-morning on June 13 2012 at the annual meeting of the Florida Bankers Association.
+ Jun 21, 2012 Seattle Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle
I'll be an "expert panelist" in what looks to be a hilarious battle of the experts at the annual dinner of the Trade Development Alliance on Thursday June 21 2012, reception at 4:30pm, dinner at 6:15pm at the Bell Harbor Conference Center. Tickets are $100+, details in this PDF.
+ Jun 27, 2012 Scottsdale AZ Private event in Scottsdale
Sorry, this event is not open to the public. But I'd love to do other shows while I'm in the neighborhood!
+ Jun 29, 2012 San Francisco WEAI (Western Economic Association International)
At the Welcome Reception for the Western Economic Association International, at 8pm on Friday June 29, 2012. This event is mostly for conference attendees, but if you're not with the conference and want to come to the show email me and I can send you more info! (PS. Prior to April 20 this was scheduled for Sunday July 1, but it's now Friday June 29.)
+ Aug 24, 2012 Ellensburg WA Tentative: 2012 Northwest Economic Development Course
Tentatively at 10:15am on Friday Aug 24 in Ellensburg as part of the 2012 Northwest Economic Development Course run by the state Department of Commerce.
+ Sep 11, 2012 Kansas City Project Management Institute
Mid-morning on Tuesday Sept 11 at the PMI Kansas City Professional Development Days. Sorry, this event is not open to the public... but email me if you want to hire me while I'm in town!
+ Sep 21, 2012 Vancouver BC 13th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation
I'll be doing some comedy (and hopefully also a serious talk) on Friday Sept 21 at the 13th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation at UBC in Vancouver BC. The conference runs Sept 20-22, 2012 and is being co-organized by UBC law professor / economist Shi-Ling Hsu, author of The Case for a Carbon Tax.
+ Sep 24, 2012 Singapore Singapore
Details TBD, but this is a private event in Singapore on Monday Sept 24 2012.
+ Oct 18, 2012 Phoenix AZ Greater Phoenix Economic Council
For the Greater Phoenix Economic Council GPEC Annual Dinner on the evening of Thursday Oct 18. This event is for attendees only: tickets are $200, for more info contact Karen DeCarlo via the link above. And please let me know if you want to hire me for another show while I'm in town!
+ Oct 19, 2012 Phoenix AZ Tentative: Arizona Council on Economic Education
Details TBD, but tentatively on Friday evening Oct 19 in Phoenix for the Arizona Council on Economic Education. This show may or may not be open to the general public, so if you're interested make sure to email me or check back for details!
+ Oct 23, 2012 Houston TX Tentative: College of the Mainland
Details TBD, but these gigs are tentatively for Tuesday Oct 23 in the vicinity of Houston, tentatively including College of the Mainland in Texas City at 11am and Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church in Clear Lake that evening.
+ Jan 5, 2013 San Diego CA 5th Annual AEA Economics Humor Session in Honor of Caroline Postelle Clotfelter
At 8pm in San Diego (in the Manchester Foyer of the Manchester Grand Hyatt), with speakers TBA (email me if you're interested!) and presiding officer Austan Goolsbee. The humor session and the Friday night music session are the only parts of the American Economic Association annual meeting that are free and open to the public! (Registration for the full conference---more info here---is well worth it if you're into economics :)
+ Mar 12, 2013 Hawaii 'Iolani School
At the 'Iolani School on March 11 and 12, 2013, with an open-to-the-public lecture in the evening on Tuesday March 12. Details TBD!

Check out the show archive to see some of the places I’ve performed in the past.