In July 2026 I will be starting as an economist in the Chicago office of the advisory firm Stout. 

I hold a PhD in Applied Economics from Cornell University and an MS in Agricultural Economics and BS in Mathematics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

I am passionate about food systems.

I research how information, beliefs, and behavior shape markets in low-income countries using randomized field experiments, large-scale surveys, qualitative methods, and secondary and remotely-sensed data. 

You can email me at bennortonecon@gmail.com.