John Horton
AI, Marketplaces, and Labor Economics Research Group Lead
John Horton is the Richard S. Leghorn (1939) Career Development Professor and an Associate Professor of Information Technologies at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Horton’s research focuses on the intersection of labor economics, market design, and information systems. He is particularly interested in improving the efficiency and equity of matching markets.
After completing his PhD and prior to joining NYU Stern School of Business in 2013, he served for two years as the staff economist for oDesk, an online labor market.
Horton received a BS in mathematics from the United States Military Academy at West Point and a PhD in public policy from Harvard University.
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- John Horton | AI, Marketplaces, and Labor Economics Research Group Lead
- Daniel Rock | Recent Post-Doctoral Associate
- Christos Makridis | Digital Fellow
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Alex Mas
Adam Ozimek
Hong-Yi TuYe
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