Conor Carney

I am an assistant professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, MA. I completed my PhD in economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in 2017. After completing my PhD, I worked as an Associate at the Brattle Group from 2017-2019 where I focused on projects related to environmental damages and competition.

My current research agenda is centered around the measurement of the unanticipated impacts of productivity-enhancing agricultural interventions on household allocations and environmental outcomes, specifically in Sub-Saharan Africa. The majority of my research is in the areas of environmental, agriculture, labor, and development economics.

I am originally from the south side of Chicago and attended Mt. Carmel High School before completing my B.A. in economics at the College of the Holy Cross. Following graduation I worked for Chicago Partners LLC as an economic consultant providing support on projects related to antitrust, accounting, intellectual property, international trade and investment, labor, technical finance, securities, and valuation. In 2010, I returned to academia and completed an M.S. in economics from Tufts University followed by an M.A. and PhD in economics at UCSB.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) UC Santa Barbara (2012 — 2017)
• Master of Arts (MA) University of California, Santa Barbara (2012 — 2013)
• Master of Science (MS) Tufts University (2010 — 2012)
• Bachelor of Arts (BA) College of the Holy Cross (2003 — 2007)
• Mount Carmel High School (1999 — 2003)

Companies

• Assistant Professor College of the Holy Cross (2019)
• Associate The Brattle Group (2017 — 2019)
• Teaching Assistant, Economics Department UC Santa Barbara (2012 — 2017)
• Short Term Consultant, Africa Gender Innovation Lab The World Bank (2015 — 2015)
• Teaching Assistant Economics Department Tufts University (2010 — 2012)
• Independent Consultant Conservation Farming Unit, Zambia (2011 — 2011)
• Research Associate Harvard Business School (2010 — 2011)
• Senior Consultant Chicago Partners (Navigant Consulting) (2010 — 2010)
• Consultant Chicago Partners (2007 — 2009)