Joy Buchanan is an associate professor of quantitative analysis and economics in Samford University's Brock School of Business. She teaches data analytics and economics courses. She has published articles in peer-reviewed journals including Labour Economics and Experimental Economics. Her research is in behavioral economics with a focus on applying experimental methods to issues in the labor market. Her work has been supported by the National Science Foundation and other organizations.
Degrees and Certifications
- PhD, George Mason University, Economics
- MS, Chapman University, Economic System Design
- BA, Chapman University, Economics and Screenwriting
Selected Publications
-
“Do People Trust Humans More Than ChatGPT?” (2024) with William Hickman. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 112: 102239.
-
"ChatGPT Hallucinates Nonexistent Citations: Evidence from Economics" (2024) with Stephen Hill and Olga Shapoval. The American Economist, 69(1), 80-87. (coverage from the Wall Street Journal)
-
"Willingness to be Paid: Who Trains for Tech Jobs?" (2022) Labour Economics, Vol 79, 102267. (as featured in Politico Morning Tech)
-
"Other people's money: preferences for equality in groups," (2022) with Gavin Roberts, European Journal of Political Economy, Vol. 73. Blog summary
-
"If Wages Fell During a Recession," (2022) with Daniel Houser, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. Vol. 200. Working paper
-
"My Reference Point, Not Yours," (2020) Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 171: 297-311.
-
"Smile, Dictator, You’re On Camera,” (2017) with Matthew McMahon, Matthew Simpson and Bart Wilson. Southern Economic Journal, 84:1, 52-65.
-
“Information Effects in Multi-Unit Dutch Auctions,” (2016) with Steven Gjerstad and David Porter. Southern Economic Journal 83:1, 126-145.
-
“An Experiment on Protecting Intellectual Property,” (2014) with Bart Wilson. Experimental Economics, 17:4, 691-716.
