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Austin Landini

Economics Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Missouri-Columbia

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Austin Landini is a Summer 2022 Economics PhD graduate from Colorado State University. For the 2022-2023 academic year, he is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Missouri-Columbia. In his free time, Austin enjoys sports, travel, camping, and learning languages.

Basic Information
Email:
austin.landini@missouri.edu
City:
Columbia, MO
Publications

  1. Landini, Austin J. How Social Forces Impact the Economy, “Ch.4: The Burden of Knowledge and Schumpeter’s Innovation,” New York: Routledge 2020.
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  2. Landini, Austin J. and Nick Kacher, “New Insights into the Geography of Female Entrepreneurship.” February 2021 REDI Report.
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  3. Landini, Austin J., “An Uneven Landscape of Public Services for People of Color: Identifying Endogeneity in the Relationship between Local Race Composition and Public Expenditure.” Forthcoming, Annals of Regional Science 2024.
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  4. Landini, Austin J., Kristopher Deming, and Stephan Weiler, “Can Bank Density Provide Insights on the Appropriation of Disaster Relief Funds? Evidence from the Paycheck Protection Program.” Forthcoming, Review of Regional Studies 2024.
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Working Papers

  1. Landini, Austin J., “A Rocky Demographic Transition: A Study of Colorado Census Tracts.”
  2. Landini, Austin J. with Tessa Conroy, Nick Kacher, Mary McDermott, Anita Pena, and Stephan Weiler., “Pushed, Pulled, and Stuck: A Study of Nonemployers.”
  3. Landini, Austin J. and Russell Spear, “Bank Density and the Misallocation of Paycheck Protection Program Loans.”
  4. Landini, Austin J., Cyndi Bartel and Keri Jacobs, “Exploring Regional Factors in the Adoption of Regenerative Cover Crops.”
  5. Landini, Austin J. and Giacomo DiPasquale, “Push and Pull Factors in Recent United States Inter-Urban Migration.”
  6. Landini, Austin J., William Duncan, Ghislain Gueye, and Adam Scavette “Does Proximity to Student Housing Affect Local Workforce Housing Affordability? Evidence from Lawrence, KS.”
Research Exprience

July 2022 - Present

Post Doctoral Fellow
University of Missouri-Columbia
  • Conducted research tasks aimed at presentations in Regional Economics
  • Collaborate with faculty about ongoing and future research projects
  • Engage in social efforts to unite Division of Applied Social Science with Economics

Fall 2017 - June 2022

Dissertation
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Advisor: Drs. Anita Pena and Stephan Weiler

  • Addressing Endogeneity in the Relationship between Race Heterogeneity and Local Public Spending
  • Demographic Transition and Census Tract Economic Opportunity
  • Community Perceptions: Is Demographic Composition an Important Factor in Individual’s Voluntary Contribution to Public Funds?

Spring 2020 - Present

Graduate Research Assistant
Regional Economic Development Institute (REDI), Colorado State University

Advisor: Dr. Stephan Weiler

  • Write papers and reports for the target audience of state policymakers and local leaders.
  • Assist with collection of data for Colorado economic development data dashboards.

Summer 2020

Graduate Research Assistant
Colorado State University, Economics Department

Advisor: Dr. David Mushinski

  • Conducted internal research on the composition of majors and graduates in the Colorado State University Economics program.
  • Main tasks included cleaning and visualizing restricted access university course and grade data.

Summer 2019

Graduate Research Assistant
Colorado State University, Economics Department

Advisor: Dr. Anders Fremstad

  • Assisted Dr. Fremstad with an input-output model of carbon emissions.
  • Updated existing Stata code to incorporate most recent data publications.
Teaching Exprience

Fall 2020 - Present

Graduate Instructor, Economics
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
  • Designed three courses currently in use by the Economics Department at Colorado State University: ECON101 The Economics of Social Issues, ECON306 Intermediate Microeconomics, and ECON372 History of Economic Thought.
  • Wrote all quizzes, exams, and homework assignments.
  • Revised syllabi to meet accreditation standards including online and hybrid delivery formats.

june 2015 - Aug 2019

Game Theory Instructor
Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, Baltimore, MD
  • Operated a college-level Game Theory course for talented youth at Princeton University, UC Santa Cruz, Franklin & Marshall College, and Dickinson College.
  • Adapted course as needed to fit 13-15, 15-16, and 16+ year old students with 100+ contact hours.

Aug 2014 - June 2015

Lecturer, Eonomics
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
  • Mathematical Economics, International Trade, and Game Theory
  • Advised MS Theses for International Trade undergrad/grad hybrid course
  • Developed all course material and lecture notes

Jan 2014 - May 2014

Graduate Instructor, Economics
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
  • Developed all course material and lecture notes for Principles of Macroeconomics

Aug 2017 - May 2020

teaching Assistant, Economics
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Aug 2012 - Dec 2013

teaching Assistant, Economics
Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Education

June 2022

PhD
Doctor of Philosphy in Economics

Colorado State University, Economics

August 2014

MS
Master of Science in Economics

Auburn University

May 2012

BBA
Bachelor of Business Administration, Economics Major

University of Iowa

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  1. An Uneven Landscape of Public Services for People of Color: Identifying Endogeneity in the Relationship between Local Race Composition and Public Expenditure
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  2. The Local Economic Impact of Demographic Change (Dissertation)
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  3. New Insights into the Geography of Female Entrepreneurship
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  4. The Burden of Knowledge and Schumpeter's Entrepreneur
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