Josh is an associate professor of economics at West Virginia University and contributor to the blog Division of Labour. He researches applied microeconomics, specifically state and local public finance and also economic education, entrepreneurship, and economic freedom. He primarily teaches principles of economics, intermediate micro, and public economics. Josh received his Ph.D. in economics from West Virginia University and graduate and undergraduate degrees in economics from Ohio University. He was formerly an economist for the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress.