Roger Bate

Roger Bate is an economist who has held a variety of positions in free market, libertarian, and conservative think tanks and lobby groups. His current work focuses on solving the problem of counterfeit and substandard medicines, particularly those in the developing world. He also works on U.S. and international aid policy, performance of aid organizations, and health policy in developing countries, particularly with regard to malaria control and the use of DDT. He also consulted for the tobacco industry in the mid-'90s, though the extent of this work is disputed. He is currently a fellow of the American Enterprise Institute and the Institute of Economic Affairs, and he on the board of directors of Africa Fighting Malaria. He also written a number of articles questioning the science of climate change.