Roger Noll (born March 13, 1940) is an American economist and emeritus professor of economics at Stanford University. He is also a fellow at the

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and the director of the Program in Regulatory Policy there. He is known for his research on

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, such as the construction of professional sports stadiums. He has testified against the

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in multiple court cases, including ''

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''. In 1983, he received a Guggenheim Fellowship in economics.

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