I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at San Jose State University where I research law and economics and health economics. I have papers and publications on occupational licensing, the labor supply of criminals, tort reform, and health care utilization. I am also an Affiliate Research Fellow at the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute and an Affiliate Scholar at the Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation. 

I earned my Doctorate in Economics and Masters in Economics from George Mason University and my Bachelor of Science in Economics from Saint Mary’s College of California. I worked as a Research Fellow with the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute and was an affiliate scholar with the Center for Micro-Economic Policy Research at George Mason University. Previously, I worked as a journalist covering political news out of Pennsylvania.

I am a California native and enjoy competitive highland dancing and reading science fiction.

You can reach me at darwyyn.deyo@sjsu.edu. My research is also listed at SSRN.

I also participate in the Diversifying Economics Seminar project and the Economists Grabbing Coffee #EconBrew project.