Joseph Rebello

Joseph Rebello serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. His research critically examines power structures through political economy frameworks with focus on accumulation processes and digital economies.

His academic background includes:

• Ph.D. in Economics, University of Massachusetts (2012)
• B.A. in Political Science, University of Rhode Island (2002)
• G.E.D., Rhode Island (1997)

Rebello's scholarship centers on primitive accumulation in both historical contexts (e.g., state violence in Dersim) and contemporary digital spheres, particularly real money trade in MMOs. His work bridges radical monetary theory with virtual economy ethics, demonstrating consistent engagement with critical theory across anthropology, economics, and game studies.

His publication trajectory shows evolving focus from foundational virtual economy ethics (2006) to contemporary analyses of dispossession (2017), with sustained interdisciplinary commentary through reviews of seminal works like Graeber's Debt and Games of Empire.