Andrew Jordan

Andrew Jordan is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Washington University in St. Louis, specializing in applying economic tools to analyze the criminal justice system. His research focuses on understanding how incentives shape decision-making within criminal justice institutions, particularly regarding racial disparities, plea bargaining dynamics, and sentencing outcomes. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago.

His research interests include criminal justice reform, labor economics, and the intersection of race and public policy. Notable works explore plea bargaining models with risk-averse defendants, racial patterns in felony charge approvals, and the impact of leadership diversity in policing. He has also examined historical trends in labor supply and fertility across global contexts.

Key contributions include structurally estimating plea bargaining outcomes in Chicago, analyzing prosecutorial charging disparities, and evaluating police oversight mechanisms. His work often combines theoretical economic modeling with empirical data from criminal justice institutions.

Andrew collaborates with institutions like the Chicago Police Department and Cook County’s Felony Review Unit. His research has been published or is forthcoming in journals such as the Economic Journal, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, and Journal of Law and Economics.