Adam Hayes
Economist at Washington State Department of Ecology
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Top SchoolAdam Hayes is an economist with a decade of applied research and policy experience, currently coauthoring regulatory analysis at the Washington State Department of Ecology. He blends rigorous quantitative methods—dynamic bioeconomic modeling, quasi-experimental empirical work, and advanced statistical techniques—with practical policy design in fisheries, climate, and resource management. His background includes postdoctoral research at the University of Washington modeling fleet dynamics for NOAA and innovative work on fishery adaptations to harmful algal blooms. Trained with a PhD in Public Policy and an MS in Mineral and Energy Economics, he pairs academic depth with hands-on data engineering and reproducible R-based workflows. Colleagues rely on him to translate complex ecological-economic models into actionable regulatory insight that informs state-level decisions.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Public Policy and Management, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Public Policy and Management at Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of WashingtonMaster of Science (M.S.), Mineral and Energy Economics, Master of Science (M.S.), Mineral and Energy Economics at Colorado School of MinesBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics, International Affairs, and Political Science, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics, International Affairs, and Political Science at University of Colorado Boulder
English, spanish (intermediate)Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
adamlhayes/adamlhayes.github.io
Nov 2018 - Mar 2024
Github Pages template for academic personal websites, forked from mmistakes/minimal-mistakes
Contributions:2 PRs, 152 pushes, 8 branches in 5 years 5 months
templategithub-pages-templatemmistakesmistakesjekyll
adamlhayes/salish
Apr 2016 - Dec 2016
Contributions:127 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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