Ty C. Robbins

Biography

Ty C. Robbins, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor in the College of Social Sciences at Minerva University. His research focuses on environmental economics and behavioral economics, with particular emphasis on climate change policy, payment for ecosystem services, and experimental approaches to understanding collective action problems in environmental contexts.

Robbins has held concurrent teaching positions at multiple institutions, including the University of California, Irvine, where he has served as Lecturer since 2020, and previously at Johns Hopkins University, the University of California, Los Angeles MHA Program, and the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to joining Minerva University, he was Assistant Professor at Manchester University from 2017 to 2020, where he served as Interim Department Chair in 2019.

Robbins received a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2017. His teaching spans undergraduate and graduate courses in microeconomics, econometrics, environmental economics, and health economics. He has received multiple teaching recognitions at UC Irvine, including the Outstanding Teaching Award from Spring 2020 through Winter 2022.

Education

• Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2017
• M.A. in Economics, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2010
• B.A. in Math & Economics, University of California, San Diego, 2007

Distinctions

• Phi Beta Kappa, UC San Diego, 2007
• Andron Fellowship, UC Santa Barbara, 2009-2010
• Lecturer of the Year (nominated), UC Irvine, 2021
• Economics Department Teaching Assistant Award, UC Santa Barbara, 2014
• Outstanding Teaching Award, UC Irvine, 2020-2022
• GSA Excellence in Teaching Award (nominated), UC Santa Barbara, 2014