Thomas W. Hazlett is an Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics at UC Davis and teaches economics and public policy. He previously served as Chief Economist at the FCC, and was a Visiting Fellow at the Institute in 1990-91. Hazlett has conducted extensive research in the area of government regulation and legal institutions, specializing in public policy of broadcasting and cable television. His articles have appeared in numerous journals in the fields of economics, law, regulation, public policy, broadcasting, and electronic media. He is also widely published in a number of general interest periodicals. Hazlett has delivered expert testimony on cable television regulation before governmental bodies and several federal courts, and was awarded the 1990 Wriston/Citicorp Fellowship by the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research.