J. Braxton Gately

Professional Summary

Braxton Gately is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Economics at Baylor University. His primary research field is behavioral economics, and he also maintains research interests in development economics. He specializes in social preferences, information acquisition, motivated reasoning, coordination, conflict, group identity, group formation, property rights and rural issues, with a focus on the usage of experimental methods.

Education

• 2021 – PhD, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, Fayetteville, Arkansas
• 2018 – MA, University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, Fayetteville, Arkansas
• 2016 – BBA, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas

Research Interests

• Social preferences
• Information acquisition
• Motivated reasoning
• Coordination
• Conflict
• Group identity
• Group formation
• Property rights
• Rural issues