New Faculty: Christian Cox

Christian Cox

Assistant Professor, Economics

Academic focus: 

Political economics and industrial organization

Current research project: 

Studying the effects of free-for-all partisan gerrymandering on electoral outcomes and political representation. 

Previous positions:

  • Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Arizona, 2023–2026

  • Postdoctoral Associate, Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University, 2021–2023

Academic background:

  • Ph.D., Economics, Michigan State University, 2021

  • M.S., Applied economics, Montana State University, 2015

  • B.S., Environmental economics and policy, University of California, Berkeley, 2011

Last book read: 

“A History of Christian Political Economy” by  Erik Matson and Jordan Ballor

In your own time/when not working: 

Tennis and hiking

Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching: 

Undergraduate and graduate Political Economy 

What most excites you about Cornell: 

Being around the amazing faculty, staff and students. 

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