Robert H. Nelson is a professor at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. His writings have appeared in many professional journals, and he is the author of seven books, including Zoning and Property Rights (1977), Public Lands and Private Rights: The Failure of Scientific Management (1995), and Economics as Religion: From Samuelson to Chicago and Beyond (2001). Mr. Nelson has written for the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Financial Times, and many other publications. From 1993 to 2000, he was a columnist for Forbes magazine. Prior to joining the faculty of the University of Maryland, Mr. Nelson worked in the Office of Policy Analysis of the U.S. Department of the Interior—the principal policy office serving the Secretary of the Interior—from 1975 to 1993.
