Scott Cunningham

Professional Summary

Scott Cunningham started his career as a senior business consultant with Customer Integrated Solutions in Atlanta. Upon earning his PhD from the University of Georgia, Cunningham joined Baylor University as an assistant professor of Economics in 2007. In 2017, he partnered with the Texas Hunger Initiative as a research fellow. In 2022, Cunningham became the Ben H. Williams Professor of Economics.

Education

• 2007 – PhD Economics, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
• 1999 – BA Literature, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee

Courses

• ECO 4349/5349 – Causal Inference
• ECO 1305 – Issues in Economics
• ECO 4343/5343 – History of Economic Thought

Research Interests

• Mental illness and self-harm in corrections
• Causal inference
• Drug policy

Selected Publications

• “Decriminalizing Prostitution: Surprising Implications for Sexual Violence and Public Health” (with Manisha Shah). 2018. Review of Economic Studies vol. 85(3) July, 1683-1715
• “Adverse Impacts of Mental Health Needs Assessment on Jail Outcomes: Evidence from Transition Age Youth and Adults” (with Jonathan Seward, Karen Clay and Vivian S. Vigliotti), Journal of Human Resources forthcoming
• “Did Craigslist’s Erotic Services Reduce Female Homicide and Rape?” (with Gregory DeAngelo and John Tripp) Journal of Human Resources forthcoming
• “Revisiting the Effect of Warrantless Domestic Violence Arrest Laws on Intimate Partner Homicides” (with Yoo-Mi Chin). 2019. Journal of Public Economics vol. 179
• “How far is too far? New evidence on abortion clinic closures, access and abortions” (with Jason Lindo, Caitlin Myers, and Andrea Schlosser). Journal of Human Resources. vol. 55(4) 1137-1160. 2020