Justin Burkett

Justin Burkett is an Associate Professor and Interim Director of Doctoral Programs at the School of Economics, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, Georgia Institute of Technology. He joined Georgia Tech in 2018 after serving as an Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University and completing his PhD in Economics at the University of Maryland, College Park. His research focuses on microeconomic theory, particularly market design, which aims to improve real-world market institutions like public school seat allocation and Treasury bond markets. His work has been published in journals such as Journal of Economic Theory and Theoretical Economics.

His academic background includes a B.A. from Washington University in Saint Louis and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland. His research interests span auction theory, contract design, and institutional economics, emphasizing practical solutions to market inefficiencies.

Dr. Burkett’s recent work explores topics such as intertemporal allocation under uncertainty, data-driven contract mechanisms, and the impact of prosumer duality in energy markets. His experimental studies analyze auction dynamics under endogenous budget constraints.

He currently holds no listed scientific awards but has contributed significantly to auction theory and market design through his publications and academic leadership roles.