Robert J. Michaels is an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute
and the Daniel P. Hann Distinguished Scholar in Law and Economics,
California State University, Fullerton. His past positions include
Staff Economist at the Institute for Defense Analyses and various
consultancies.
Dr. Michaels writes extensively on deregulation and competition in
the electricity and natural gas industries. He has advised state
commissions, electric utilities, power marketers, natural gas
producers, pipelines, public interest groups, and governments on
regulatory and antitrust matters. He has participated in
electricity restructurings in California and other states, served
as expert witness in utility mergers, and testified before state
regulatory agencies, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and
the U.S. House Commerce Committee. His biweekly column “Power
Moves” appears in New Power Executive and Energy Risk
Desk. His writings on competition, market power, deregulation,
and a range of restructuring issues have appeared in industry,
academic, and legal publications. He has chaired and spoken at
numerous conferences on emerging competition and trends in power
and transmission markets.
Michaels holds an A.B. from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D
from the University of California, Los Angeles, both in
economics.