Brent Hickman
Assistant Professor Economics
Area of Expertise:
Econometrics, Economics, Microeconomics/ Industrial Organization, Organizational Economics
Research Interests:
Empirical methods for models of private information; auctions; industrial organization; higher education; affirmative action; black-white inequality
Selected Publications:
- "How Efficient Are Decentralized Auction Platforms?", Review of Economic Studies, with J. Boehnke, A. Bodoh-Creed
- "Identification and estimation of a bidding model for electronic auctions", Quantitative Economics, Issue 2, 505-551, with T. Hubbard, H. Paarsch, 2017
- "College Assignment as a Large Contest", Journal of Economic Theory, Issue 1, 88-126, with A. Bodoh-Creed, 2018
- "Affirmative Action and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment", Journal of Labor Economics, with C. Cotton, J. Price
- "Productivity Versus Motivation in Adolescent Human Capital Production: Evidence from A Structurally Motivated Field Experiment", with C. Cotton, J. List, J. Price, S. Roy
- "Toward an Understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility: Theory and Field Experimental Evidence"(Working Paper), with D. Hedblom, J. List
- "Pre-College Human Capital Investment and Affirmative Action: A Structural Policy Analysis of US College Admissions"(Working Paper), with A. Bodoh-Creed
- "Resolving Failed Banks: Uncertainty, Multiple Bidding, and Auction Design", with J. Allen, R. Clark, E. Richert
- "The Returns to College(s): Estimating Value Added and Match Effects in Higher Education"(Working Paper), with J. Mountjoy
- "Shifting Competition, Affirmative Action, and Human Capital Accumulation: A Comparative Static Analysis of Investment Contests", with C. Cotton, J. Price
Awards/Honors:
- Winner of the The Public Utility Research Prize for the best paper in regulatory economics, International Industrial Organization Conference, 2020
- Paul Geroski Award for being one of the top two papers to appear in IJIO during 2010, International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2011
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Email: hickmanbr@wustl.edu
PhD 2010, University of Iowa
BA 2005, Brigham Young University
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