PINAR ÇEBI WILBER, Ph.D. is Chief Economist with the American Council for Capital Formation.

Her research interests are diversified and include energy policy, tax policy, international trade and finance, and general government policy. Recently, Pınar has researched issues related to climate change legislation including the impact of such legislation on the U.S. economy. She has also done extensive research on the effect of government policies on retirement saving as well as the use of annuities in retirement. Pınar published various reports on different tax provisions and their impact on industry and the overall economy.

Prior to joining the ACCF, she was a visiting Assistant Professor at Washington and Lee University and an instructor in the Department of Economics at Georgetown University. She received her Ph.D. in economics from Georgetown University and a BA from Bilkent University, Turkey. Pınar’s articles have appeared in the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, Marketwatch, Investor's Business Daily, multiple regional newspapers and many trade publications.