
Welcome! I’m a third year Ph.D. student in the Department of Economics at Cornell University and a fellow with the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy. I am also an affiliate with the Center for the Study of Inequality, the Cornell Population Center, and the Cornell Center for the Social Sciences. Before starting at Cornell, I earned my M.S. in Applied Economics from Montana State University in 2023 and my B.A. from Hillsdale College in 2021.
Research: Broadly, I’m interested in public and labor economics. My recent work focuses on revenue-generating behaviors in law enforcement and spatial determinants of criminal behavior. See my research page for more information.
Blog: If I have thoughts or ideas I will (eventually) put them on my blog page.
You can contact me at jjb436 [at] cornell [dot] edu, or see the links below:
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