Michael Raith

Michael Raith is an Associate Professor at the Simon Business School, University of Rochester. He has held full-time and visiting roles at the University of Chicago, USC, and MIT. His research focuses on organizational economics, industrial organization, and managerial incentives. Key areas include pricing strategies under uncertainty, financial constraints on firms, and incentive design in principal-agent frameworks.

His work bridges theoretical models with empirical evidence, addressing topics like labor boundaries of firms, talent management, and performance measurement dynamics. Notable publications include studies on product strategy under capability uncertainty and optimal debt structures with unobservable investments.

• Teaching Honors: Multiple recognitions for his courses in Competitive Strategy and Organization and Strategy.
• Publications: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles in journals like American Economic Review, RAND Journal of Economics, and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

His research emphasizes strategic decision-making under uncertainty, with contributions to labor economics, organizational design, and corporate finance. Current work explores relational employment contracts and the role of bosses in talent retention.