Robert Ainsworth
Assistant Professor
Primary Research Areas: Public Economics, Political Economy, Economics of Education
Robert Ainsworth received his Ph.D. from Columbia University in 2020 and joined the University of Florida as an Assistant Professor of Economics in the same year. His research examines pressing issues in public economics, political economy, and the economics of education. His current research examines how students make schooling decisions, the conditions under which school competition enhances performance, the measurement and effects of gerrymandering, and the effects of local taxes on neighborhood quality and residential location decisions. Professor Ainsworth teaches courses in public economics and econometrics.