Yoram Bauman is an economist, author, and stand-up comedian. Before he decided to focus full-time on writing and stand-up, he was a professor at the University of Washington, where he taught Introduction to Environmental Economics and team-taught Introduction to Environmental Studies at the University’s Program on the Environment, which was awarded a 2007 Brotman Award for Instructional Excellence. Yoram was the project economist for Impacts of Climate Change on Washington’s Economy (January 2007). This report was commissioned by the state government and was produced by the Climate Leadership Initiative. Published press reports include stories in the Seattle P-I, the Seattle Times, and NPR’s Day to Day.