Benjamin Bushong

I am an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University in the Department of Economics. Prior to coming to MSU, I was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard University and a Visiting Scholar at Harvard Business School. My research focuses on the intersection of psychology and economics -- also known as behavioral economics -- and has appeared in the American Economic Review, The Review of Economic Studies, and Neuron. Prior to coming to Michigan State University, I worked with the U.S. Army to increase soldiers' psychological resiliency.

I hold a Ph.D. in Social Science (Economics) from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and a B.S. in Economics from the University of Oregon.

Education

• California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA

• Ph.D., Social Science (Economics), June 2013

• University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

• B.S., Economics, June 2007

Companies

• Assistant Professor Michigan State University (2017)
• Lead Data Scientist Northrop Grumman Corporation (2013)
• Visiting Scholar Harvard Business School (2014 — 2017)
• Research Fellow Harvard University (2014 — 2017)
• Graduate Student California Institute of Technology (2008 — 2013)
• Neuroeconomics Researcher University of Oregon (2007 — 2008)
• Analyst - Rates and Regulatory Affairs Portland General Electric (2006 — 2007)