People

Jordan Shipley is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Prosperity and currently at the University of Missouri – Kansas City pursuing a Ph.D. in Economics. In addition, he is pursuing a co-discipline in GeoSciences with a particular focus on applying Geographic Information Systems (GIS) towards problems in urban and regional development. Previously, Jordan served as an intern with U.S. Department of Commerce in São Paulo, Brazil and Kansas City, MO, and has been actively involved in several internationally focused organizations in Kansas City. After completing undergraduate studies at UMKC in business and economics Jordan spent the following years pursuing a career in music and music education, including a 2013 artist residency in Lisbon, Portugal studying the folk music of Portugal. His passion for folk music culture of the Lusophone world, South America, and the Middle East and North Africa region, has translated over into a focus on theses regions in his current studies. Jordan’s research interests include urban and regional development, development finance, and technological change. He is particularly interested in an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the institutional aspects of technological advance for sustainable development and equitable economic growth.