Clara Piano
Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics
University of Mississippi
Clara Piano is a visiting assistant professor of economics at the University of Mississippi and an academic affiliate of the International Center for Law & Economics.
Her research focuses on family economics, law & economics, and public choice, with particular attention to how legal and social institutions shape household decision-making.
Piano previously served as assistant professor of economics at Austin Peay State University and assistant professor of quantitative analysis at Samford University. Earlier, she was a lecturer in economics at The Catholic University of America and at George Mason University, and a Ph.D. fellow with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.
She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Markets & Morality and has held several research fellowships and policy-affiliate positions. Her distinctions include the Acton Institute Novak Award, the Heritage Foundation Freedom & Opportunity Academic Prize, and multiple competitive research fellowships.
She earned a Ph.D. and a master’s in economics from George Mason University and a bachelor’s from Creighton University.
