Russell Morton
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Rochester
Russell Morton is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Rochester (Simon Business School). His research sits at the intersection of development economics and empirical industrial organization, with a focus on how market structure and the organization of production shape how firms and markets create and distribute economic gains. Russell has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Michigan and a B.A. in Economics from Princeton University. Before joining Rochester, Russell was a postdoctoral associate at the Yale Economic Growth Center.
Recent work by Russell Morton
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Captive suppliers? What low supplier prices really mean in global supply chains
Low prices paid to suppliers in global supply chains can raise concerns about unequal sharing of gains from exporting. New research on India’s garment sector shows that these low prices can reflect both mutually beneficial agreements and surplus capt...
Published 31.03.26