David Clingingsmith

David Clingingsmith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, where he has been faculty since 2007. His research integrates economic theory with empirical analysis across diverse domains including automation, entrepreneurship, and social behavior.

Education:

• PhD in Economics, Harvard University (2007)
• MA in Anthropology, University of Chicago (1998)
• BA, University of Toronto (1994)

His research program explores the socioeconomic impacts of technological change, particularly how automation transforms manufacturing work and entrepreneurship. He employs mixed methodologies spanning causal inference econometrics, lab/field experiments, and qualitative analysis, with recent work developing AI techniques for analyzing interview corpora. Current projects examine job design in craft entrepreneurship and historical automation effects.

Publication trends reveal strong focus on automation's economic consequences (2022-2024), pitch dynamics in entrepreneurship (2018-2023), and crisis policy responses (2020). His work consistently bridges economic history with contemporary issues, showing particular interest in behavioral mechanisms underlying status, consumption, and charitable behavior.

Scientific Awards:

• Academy of Management Prize for Best Paper in Organizational Neuroscience (2021)
• Academy of Management Lewis-Progressive Fellowship (2016)
• Weatherhead School of Management Explorations Prize (2009)

Dr. Clingingsmith serves as reviewer for top journals including Journal of Political Economy and Quarterly Journal of Economics, and participates in institutional governance through the Academic Integrity Board. While no specific grants are detailed in source materials, his research appears in leading outlets like Management Science and Experimental Economics. He also contributed COVID-19 policy analysis through Economic Policy Ideas for COVID-19 initiatives.

He collaborates with interdisciplinary teams including healthcare economists (Helper, Shane) and development researchers (Khwaja, Kremer), and maintains an active ceramics practice at Brick Ceramic + Design studio since 2023.