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.