Jay Corrigan joined Kenyon's Economics Department in 2002 after completing his Ph.D. at Iowa State University. His research focuses primarily on estimating the value consumers place on new product traits. Corrigan has estimated the premium American shoppers are willing to pay for "Fair Trade Certified" products, the value Filipino consumers place on genetically modified "golden rice", and the impact graphic warning labels have on the demand for cigarettes.

Areas of Expertise

Experimental economics, agricultural economics, environmental and resource economics, public sector economics

Education

Ph.D. Iowa State University
B.A. Grinnell College

Selected Publications

"Repeated Rounds with Price Feedback in Experimental Auction Valuation: An Adversarial Collaboration," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, January 2012.

"Estimating the Impact of Food and Drug Administration Regulation of Cigarette Package Warning Labels and the Potential Added Impact of Plain Packaging: Evidence from Experimental Auctions Among Adult Smokers," Health Policy, September 2011.

"The Pollution Game: A Classroom Exercise Comparing Emissions Taxes and Tradable Permits," Journal of Economic Education, January 2011.

"Comparing Open-Ended Choice Experiments and Experimental Auctions: An Application to Golden Rice," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, August 2009.

"Testing Whether Field Auction Experiments are Demand Revealing in Practice," Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, August 2008.

Courses Taught

ECON 101 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 102 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 336 Environmental Economics
ECON 347 Economics of the Public Sector
ECON 397/497 Honors Seminar
ECON 440 Capstone Seminar in Public Policy