Adam Millsap

At Johns Hopkins, Adam A. Millsap is a lecturer for the MS in Applied Economics program.

Millsap also is a senior fellow at Stand Together Trust. His research and writing covers urban development, population trends, labor markets, and federal and local urban public policy. Prior to joining STT, Millsap served as assistant director of the L. Charles Hilton Jr. Center for the Study of Economic Prosperity and Individual Opportunity at Florida State University. He also taught undergraduate and graduate courses in economics at Florida State, Clemson University, and George Mason University.

Millsap’s published works include the book Dayton: The Rise, Decline, and Transition of an Industrial City, and a range of op-eds and commentaries in national outlets such as USA Today, U.S. News and World Report, Real Clear Policy, and The Hill, as well as regional outlets such as the Detroit Free Press, Orlando Sentinel, Cincinnati Enquirer, Orange County Register, and others. Additionally, he is a regular Forbes contributor.

Millsap holds a Bachelor of Science in economics and a Bachelor of Arts in comparative religion from Miami University in Ohio. He earned a master’s degree and PhD in economics from Clemson University.

Featured Works

• “It Is Time for Virginia to Enact Pro-Housing Reforms,” Adam A. Millsap, Forbes, January 23, 2024
• “California’s Loss Is Texas’s Gain,” Forbes, February 9, 2024
• “More Polemic Than Progress,” Real Clear Policy, June 29, 2023
• Dayton: The Rise, Decline, and Transition of an Industrial City, The Ohio State University Press, 2019