Alec Brandon is an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. His research focus is behavioral economics. Using a variety of empirical methods, Alec has studied the long-term effectiveness of nudges, the extent of racial profiling in policing, and whether rideshare drivers target a daily level of earnings. His research has been published in leading journals like Science and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Prior to joining Carey, Alec received his PhD, MA, and BA in Economics from the University of Chicago.
Education
- PhD, Economics, University of Chicago
MA, Economics, University of Chicago - BA, Economics, University of Chicago
Research
Selected Publications
- "Do The Effects of Nudges Persist? Theory and Evidence from 38 Natural Field Experiments," (with Paul Ferraro, John List, Rob Metcalfe, Mike Price, Florian Rundhammer), Forthcoming, Review of Economic Studies
- "High-frequency location data show that race affects citations and fines for speeding," (with Pradhi Aggarwal, Ariel Goldszmidt, Justin Holz, John List, Ian Muir, Gregory Sun, and Thomas Yu), Science, 2025, 387(6741): 1397-1401.
- “Testing for Crowd Out in Social Nudges: Evidence From a Natural Field Experiment in the Market for Electricity” (with John A. List, Robert Metcalfe, Michael K. Price, and Florian Rundhammer), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019, 116(12): 5293-5298.
Working papers
- "Minimum Wages and Racial Discrimination in Hiring: Evidence from a Field Experiment", (with Justin Holz, Andrew Simon, Haruka Uchida) Conditionally Accepted, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
Teaching
Current
- Strategic Human Capital
- Business Microeconomics