Barton H. Hamilton

Robert Brookings Smith Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship

Areas of Expertise:

Economics - Econometrics; Economics - Health Economics; Economics - Microeconomics/ Industrial Organization; Entrepreneurism; Human Resource Management/Industrial Relations; Statistics/Econometrics

Research interests:

Entrepreneurship, health economics, labor economics, econometrics.

Selected Publications:

To view publications by this professor, visit the Publications and Working Papers section of our site.

• "Diversity and Productivity in Production Teams," with J. Nickerson, and H. Owan, working paper
• "Team Incentives and Worker Heterogeneity: An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Teams on Productivity and Participation," Journal of Political Economy, Issue 111, 3, 465-497, with J. Nickerson, and H. Owan, 465-497
• "Competition, Insurance, and Quality in the Market for Advanced Infertility Treatment," with B. McManus, working paper
• "Learning, Private Information and the Economic Evaluation of Randomized Experiments," with T. Chan, working paper
• "Correcting for Endogeneity in Strategic Management Research," Strategic Organization, Issue 1, 53-80, with J. Nickerson, 2003
• "An Empirical Analysis of Career Dynamics and Internal Labor Markets During the Great Depression," working paper
• "Team Incentives and Worker Heterogeneity: An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Teams on Productivity and Participation," with J. Nickerson, and H. Owan, working paper

Academic/professional activities:

Member: American Economic Association; Econometric Society; American Statistical Association

Awards/honors:

Reid MBA Teaching Award, 1999
John M. Olin Dissertation Fellowship, Stanford University, 1990-91

Personal interests:

Professor Hamilton enjoys reptile keeping and breeding, dogs, hiking, reading, and professional football.