Clayne L. Pope (born October 29, 1940) is the former Zina Card Williams Young professor of economics at Brigham Young University (BYU) and specializes in 19th century economic history.
Born in Emmett, Idaho, Pope has a bachelor's degree from Brigham Young University (BYU) and an MA and PhD from the University of Chicago.
He also served for a time as the dean of the College of Home Family and Social Sciences at BYU.
Pope has advocated the use of higher prices to reduce energy consumption.
[1] In 2009 a Clayne L. Pope Professorship in Economics was created in the BYU College of Family, Home and Social Sciences.