Ben Gillen

Economics Ph.D. Candidate
UCSD Department of Economics  

mail: bgillen@ucsd.edu
office:  Economics, 128;
           Otterson Hall, 4S122

Ben Gillen, Economics Dept.
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr. #0534
La Jolla, CA 92093-0534
My primary research interest lies in adopting structured, non-equilibrium behavioral models with appealing positive properties as the basis for inference and counter-factual analysis in economic problems.  Inference using models that relax the equilibrium hypothesis of behavior provides both a mechanism for protecting against model mis-specification as well as a tool for evaluating behavioral hypotheses using field data.  In addition to helping characterize economic problems and individual behavior in the field, these models generate robust counter-factual predictions and prescriptions for incorporating data into the decision making process.

Primary Fields: Econometrics, Financial Economics, Industrial Organization
Secondary Fields:
Behavioral Economics, Game Theory

I'll be participating the 2009-2010 Job Market for Economists and attending the 2010 ASSA Conference in Atlanta.