Education
Helland holds a Bachelor of Arts (1991) from the University of Missouri and an M.A (1992) and Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Washington University in Saint Louis (1995).
Helland holds a Bachelor of Arts (1991) from the University of Missouri and an M.A (1992) and Doctor of Philosophy in Economics from Washington University in Saint Louis (1995).
He has been Senior Economist at the Council of Economic Advisors and Visiting Professor of Economics at the Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State at the University of Chicago. From 2003 to 2004 he worked as the Senior Staff Economist on the Council of Economic Advisers. He holds professional associations with American Economic Association, Society for Empirical Legal Studies, and the American Law and Economics Association.
He is the recipient of the Robert H. Durr Award from the Midwest Political Science Association and the Dean"s Teaching Award from Ball State University. His articles have appeared in such scholarly journal as the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Journal of Legal Studies, and Review of Economics and Statistics.
Helland is a member of the Board of Directors of the University of California, Los Angeles Center for Governance.