Jonathan Colmer is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Virginia and director of the Environmental Inequality Lab. His research combines empirical analysis with insights from economic theory and environmental science to better understand how economic activity and the environment influence one another. He is a research affiliate of IZA, the CESifo Research Network, the Center for Economic Performance, the IGC, and the CAGE Research Center. He received his Ph.D. from the London School of Economics and his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from the University of Exeter.