Michael P. Gallaher
Director, Technology, Energy, and the Environment
Michael Gallaher, PhD, has more than 10 years of experience leading projects for NIST, EPA, NSF, and NTIA and other federal agencies modeling the economic impact of new technologies. Dr. Gallaher specializes in developing baseline/counterfactual scenarios from which incremental costs and benefits can be measured, and he has conducted both retrospective and prospective technology assessments. His research has involved assessing the economic implications of technology adoption in the automotive, aerospace, computer hardware and software, chemical, iron and steel, and construction industries. Dr. Gallaher has led the review and redesign of national establishment-level surveys for NSF and EPA and has developed and implemented a wide range of survey methods, including in-person, telephone, mail, and Internet-based surveys.
Education
PhD, Economics, Boston College; MS, Economics, Southern Illinois University; BS, Computer Science, Southern Illinois University; BS, Aerospace Engineering, University of Notre Dame.
Publications
Link, A.N. & Vonortas, N.S. (Eds.) (Feb 2013)
Gallaher, M.P., Link, A.N., & O'Connor, A. (Jan 2012)
Gallaher, M.P. (Jan 2011)
Rogozhin, A., Gallaher, M., Helfand, G., & McManus, W. (Apr 2010)
Tassey, G., Gallaher, M.P., & Rowe, B.R. (Jun 2009)
Expertise
- Technology Economics
- R&D Policy Analysis
- Technology Diffusion and the Environment