PhD, Economics, University of Chicago, 1997

MS, International and European Politics, University of Edinburgh, 1992

BA, Economics and History, University of Rochester, 1990

University of Georgia, Institute of Higher Education, Senior Fellow, 2004 to present

Institute for the Study of Labor, Research Fellow, 2003 to present

University of Chicago, Economics, Lecturer, 1995 to 1997

Teacher of the Year, University of Georgia, Terry College of Business, 2004

Sarah Moss Fellowship, University of Georgia, 2003

University Fellowship, University of Chicago, 2001

Jacob K. Javits Fellowship, US Gov., 2001

Post-Graduate Fellowship, Saint Andrew's Society, 2000

Graduate Fellowship, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, 1995

Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa, 1990

• Applied Microeconomics
• Crime
• Education

• John R. Lott, Jr. and David B. Mustard. 1997. Crime, Deterrence and the Right-to-Carry Concealed Handguns . Journal Of Legal Studies, (26):1-68. 
• David B. Mustard. 2001. Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Sentencing: Evidence from the US Federal Courts. Journal Of Law And Economics, (44):635-358. 
• Gould, Eric D., David B. Mustard, and Bruce A. Weinberg. 2002.Crime Rates and Local Labor Market Opportunities in the United States: 1977-1997. No Publisher, (84):45-61. 
• David B. Mustard. 2003. Reexamining Criminal Behavior: The Importance of Omitted Variable Bias. Review Of Economics And Statistics, (85):205-211.