Benjamin Leyden

Biography

Benjamin T. Leyden is an economist studying competition and innovation on digital platforms, and the role of information in economic behavior. Leyden is an assistant professor of strategy and business economics at Cornell University’s Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, and a distinguished affiliate at CESifo.

His research interests are in industrial organization with a focus on competition and innovation on digital platforms and the role of information in economic behavior. Much of his current work speaks to antitrust concerns, including ongoing debates about the power of digital platforms.

Leyden received his MA and PhD in economics from the University of Virginia, and a BA in economics and in mathematics from the University of North Carolina.

Education

PhD University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 2018
MA University of Virginia, Charlottesville, 2013
BA University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill, 2012

Research

• Aryal, Gaurab; Ciliberto, Federico; Leyden, Benjamin. "Coordinated Capacity Reductions and Public Communication in the Airline Industry"Review of Economic Studies. 89.6 (2022): 3055-3084
• Glaeser, Edward; Jin, Ginger; Leyden, Benjamin; Luca, Michael. "Learning from Deregulation: The Asymmetric Impact of Lockdown and Reopening on Risky Behavior During COVID-19"Journal of Regional Science. 61.4 (2021): 696– 709

Awards

• Distinguished CESifo Affiliate Award – Economics of Digitization (2019) CESifo