I am an assistant professor of economics at the University of Mississippi. Formerly, I served as a Research Fellow in the Department of Economics at the University of Oxford and a Junior Research Fellow at Jesus College. 

I use experiments, theory, and empirical methods to study how people form economic beliefs and how those beliefs shape decisions. My research focuses on the micro-foundations of macroeconomics, especially the role of information, communication, trust, and attention in expectation formation. Much of my recent work studies central bank communication and credibility, how households and financial markets interpret economic signals, and how expectations influence behavior in complex information environments. 

My  C.V. is here.  

email: rarholes@olemiss.edu