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Economist and professor

Michael Luca

Professor and director of the Technology and Society Initiative at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School

Michael Luca is an economist and professor at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, where he directs the Technology and Society Initiative. His research focuses on online-platform design and on using data in managerial and policy decisions. His work includes research on racial discrimination in sharing-economy marketplaces.1,2

01 · The profile

Background & perspective

Trained in mathematics and economics and holding a PhD in economics from Boston University, Michael Luca studies how platform rules, interfaces and information affect behavior. He also teaches data analysis, behavioral economics and experimentation.1

With Benjamin Edelman and Daniel Svirsky, he co-authored a field experiment on racial discrimination in the sharing economy. His Airbnb discussions separate the observed problem, design mechanisms and experiments capable of measuring whether a proposed remedy works.1,2

02 · Verified landmarks

The journey in a few dates

A selective timeline established from identified sources.

2011

Earns his economics PhD

Completes doctoral training at Boston University.1

2017

Publishes a discrimination field experiment

Co-authors a study of racial discrimination in sharing-economy marketplaces.1

2020s

Leads Technology and Society

Leads a Johns Hopkins initiative focused on interactions among technology, business and society.1

03 · Ooléle

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04 · Transparency

Profile sources

  1. 01Michael Luca, PhDJohns Hopkins Carey Business School
  2. 02Michael LucaNational Bureau of Economic Research