Professor Shaver holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a B.A. in Economics and Philosophy from the University of Kansas.

Shaver, K. (2009, January). Strategic Adverse Selection: Raising Competitor Costs in the Insurance Industry. University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky.

Shaver, K. G. (2009, January). Strategic Adverse Selection: Raising Competitor Costs in the Insurance Industry. Economic Research Service (USDA), Washington, District of Columbia.

Shaver, K. G. (2009, January). Strategic Adverse Selection: Raising Competitor Costs in the Insurance Industry. Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin.

Shaver, K. G. (2009, January). Strategic Adverse Selection: Raising Competitor Costs in the Insurance Industry. Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Kevin Shaver's research spans several areas in applied microeconomics, focusing mostly in industrial organization, information economics and political economy. His research also touches upon other fields in microeconomics, such as insurance economics, public economics, and new institutional economics. His recent research explores the potential for anticompetitive pricing strategies in US insurance markets. In addition to ongoing research on insurance markets, he is currently working on modeling the role ignorance plays in decision making and its impact on economic phenomena.