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Bryan McCannon holds the Robert S. Eckley Endowed Chair in Economics and serves as the Dean of the School of Business and Economics at Illinois Wesleyan University. He completed his Bachelor’s degree at Illinois Wesleyan University in 1998 and his PhD in Economics from Pennsylvania State University in 2003. Dr. McCannon’s research focus is primarily in Law and Economics as he uses advanced causal inference econometric techniques to study legal institutions. His work has explored the decision making of prosecutors and judges in the criminal justice system, plea bargaining, and conflict resolution via arbitration. He also conducts research in behavioral economics. Previously, Dr. McCannon was a professor at Wake Forest University, the chair of the Department of Finance at Saint Bonaventure University, and director of the Center for Free Enterprise while a faculty member at West Virginia University. Dr. McCannon has mentored undergraduate, MBA, and PhD students for over 20 years and serves on the executive board of multiple professional, academic societies.
Dean, School of Business and Economics
Robert S. Eckley Endowed Professor of Economics
Illinois Wesleyan University
https://www.iwu.edu/business-economics
Email: bryan.c.mccannon@gmail.com or bmccanno@iwu.edu
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It is an honor and privilege to lead the SoBE at IWU as we navigate and prosper within the changing higher education market. I am passionate about my students' success and am willing to explore any innovation that will further their education and career prospects. IWU is a special place with bright, curious, motivated, and conscientious students willing to Do Well and Do Good.
CHECK OUT MY GRAD STUDENTS!!!
Zach Porreca (Bocconi University)
Justin Heflin (University of Kentucky)
Zach Rodriguez (Union College)
Joy Kanengiser (Illinois Wesleyan University)
I. Maupin (current grad student at WVU)
Here are works in progress:
Long Term Effects of Criminal Justice Involvement When Young (with J. Kanengiser), under review [working paper]
Three Golden Balls: Pawn Shops and Crime (with Z. Porreca, Z. Rodriguez), under review [working paper]
The Impact of California's Zero Dollar Bail Policy on Crime (with J. Heflin), under review [working paper]
Ranked Choice Voting in Mayoral Elections, under review [working paper]
Do Elections Encourage Public Actors to be More Responsive? (with C Williams) , under review [working paper]
Chicago Boys: Economic Liberalization and the Chilean Economy (w/ B. Zhahadai), under review [working paper]
Artificial Intelligence and Strategic Uncertainty, under review [working paper]
The Financial Consequences of Launching a Graduate Business Program at Private Universities, under review [working paper]
The Impact of Moving from FCS to FBS on the Institution, under review [working paper]
Discipline Reform and Educational Outcomes: An Analysis of Illinois Senate Bill 100 (w/ E. Waterson), under review [working paper]
Recent Publications:
Gender Identity and Access to Higher Education (w/ I. Maupin), forthcoming, Studies in Higher Education [paper]
The Right to Counsel: Criminal Prosecution in 19th Century London (w/ Z. Porreca), 2025, Economica [working paper]
Does Starting a Division III College Football Program Benefit the Institution?, 2025, Economics of Education Review [paper]
Experts and Arbitration Outcomes: Insights from Public Procurement Contract Disputes (w/ C. Detotto, R. Marselli, M. Vannini), 2024, Kyklos [paper]
Artificial Intelligence is a Pro-Social Norm Complier, 2024, Economics Letters [paper]
Emotional Cues and Violent Behavior: Unexpected Basketball Losses (with A Cardazzi, B Humphreys, Z Rodriguez), 2024, Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization [paper]
Mask Mandates Increased Covid-19 Deaths in Kansas (w/ M. Wilson), 2024, Journal of Private Enterprise [paper]
AACSB Accreditation and Student Demand (with M. Cameron, K. Starr), 2023, Southern Economic Journal [paper]
Alaska’s Plea Bargaining Ban, 2024, Contemporary Economic Policy, [paper]
District Attorney Compensation and Performance (with M Stockham, G DeAngelo), 2023, International Review of Law and Economics [paper]
Measuring a Contract's Breadth: A Textual Analysis (with J. Hall, Y. Zhou), 2023, American Journal of Economics and Sociology [paper]
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