معرفی
Andrew Jordan is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Washington University in St. Louis. His research focuses on applying economic modeling, reduced-form analysis, and structural methods to criminal justice institutions. He examines how agents within the system respond to incentives and the differing experiences of racial groups, particularly Black defendants, in plea bargaining, sentencing, and prosecutorial decisions. Jordan's work bridges economics with public policy, exploring topics like racial disparities in policing outcomes, the effects of felony review processes, and sentencing reforms. He collaborates with institutions like the Chicago Police Department and Cook County Felony Review Unit for data-driven insights.
Education:
- PhD in Economics, The University of Chicago
Research Interests: Jordan investigates how criminal justice institutions operate through an economic lens, emphasizing racial biases, labor market dynamics, and the long-term impacts of early education on criminal justice involvement. His studies on plea bargaining reveal how risk aversion influences defendant choices, while work with CPD explores leadership diversity effects on team behavior. He also studies the historical relationship between fertility rates and maternal labor supply across global datasets.
Articles Trends: His publications address systemic inequities in criminal justice (e.g., plea bargaining, charging disparities) and use quasi-experimental methods to analyze policy impacts. Themes include racial bias quantification, the unintended consequences of sentencing reforms, and optimizing oversight mechanisms in policing. His work also spans interdisciplinary topics like labor economics and demographic shifts over centuries.
Awards: None explicitly mentioned in the text.
Advising & Grants: No formal advisees (students) or grants listed. Collaborative work includes studies with co-authors like Matthew Gudgeon, Taeho Kim, Ezra Karger, Derek Neal, and others. These collaborations focus on structural economic analysis of criminal justice institutions and long-term demographic trends.
Labs/Teams: Engages with Chicago Police Department operations data and Cook County criminal justice datasets. Collaborates on interdisciplinary teams studying policing equity, sentencing outcomes, and historical labor patterns.
