Jonathan Colmer is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Virginia and the Co-Founder and Director of the Environmental Inequality Lab. His research explores the intersection of environmental economics with topics in growth, development and public finance, exploring how the environment shapes economic behaviour, as well as how economic behaviour affects the environment.

He is a Theme Leader for the Climate & Environment Program at PEDL (CEPR), a research affiliate of CEPR, the CESifo Network, and the IGC, a research fellow of IZA, and a research associate at the Center for Economic Performance.