Ken Elzinga

Kenneth G. Elzinga is the Robert C. Taylor Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia. He has received numerous teaching awards, and each fall his introductory economics course attracts over one thousand students, making it the largest class offered at the University of Virginia. An expert in antitrust economics, he has testified in several precedent-setting antitrust cases, including three Supreme Court decisions. The author of more than seventy academic publications, Mr. Elzinga also is known for his mystery novels written under the penname Marshall Jevons, in which the protagonist employs economic analysis to solve crimes. Mr. Elzinga has served on the Boards of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Hope College, and the Center for Christian Study at UVA, and is active in ministry to college students. Mr. Elzinga has a B.A. and honorary doctorate from Kalamazoo College, a Ph.D. from Michigan State University, and an honorary doctorate from Gordon College.