Curriculum vitae

Hi, I’m Gordon Ji. I am an empirical IO economist and an incoming Associate at Econic Partners.

My research sits at the intersection of structural economics and public policy, with a specific focus on optimal pricing in the environmental and transportation sectors. I specialize in applying structural IO methods, causal inference, and machine learning techniques to massive datasets to solve complex liability, pricing, and antitrust problems. I am a Ph.D. candidate in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin and hold a B.S. in Statistics and Economics from the University of Chicago.

Outside of economics, I am a big fan of the live EDM scene, deep strategy games like Balatro, and exploring the local food scene—as long as there are no pickles involved.

Email & Social Media:

Email: gordonjgz "at" gmail.com

Professional Experience

Summer Associate - The Brattle Group - Washington, DC (Summer 2025)

Contributed to the liability phase of a litigation case to quantify the impact of a health insurer’s alleged monopsony power against a hospital system.
Developed an econometric model for the "but-for" scenario. Calculated the counterfactual market share of the insurer with additional heterogeneities of competitors and contributed to the final damage calculations. Provided the core quantitative evidence for the liability report.
Managed 5 project work streams from raw data processing, statistical analysis, and short-term deliverables, directly leading 2 research analysts on individual streams to produce key GIS visualizations and econometric evidence for the case.