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Brendon is an applied microeconomist. His core research focus is on the economics of crime and criminal sentencing. He also works in the areas of family and environmental economics. For more details see his website.
Qualifications
- PhD, University College London, United Kingdom
- MSc, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
- BSc, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
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Conference paper and proceedings
- McConnell, B. and Rasul, I. Racial and Ethnic Sentencing Differentials in the Federal Criminal Justice System. .doi:10.1257/pandp.20181006
Journal articles (7)
- McConnell, B. and Vera-Hernández, M. (2025). More Powerful Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials. Economic Development and Cultural Change pp. 000-000. doi:10.1086/739610
- McConnell, B. and Vera‐Hernández, M. (2025). Going beyond simple sample size calculations: a practitioner's guide. Fiscal Studies, 46(3), pp. 323-348. doi:10.1111/1475-5890.70005
- McConnell, B., Tan, K.T.K. and Zapryanova, M. (2024). How do parole boards respond to large, societal shocks? Evidence from the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Journal of Public Economics, 238. doi:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2024.105206
- McConnell, B. and Rasul, I. (2021). Contagious Animosity in the Field: Evidence from the Federal Criminal Justice System. Journal of Labor Economics, 39(3), pp. 739-785. doi:10.1086/711180
- Adda, J., McConnell, B. and Rasul, I. (2014). Crime and the Depenalization of Cannabis Possession: Evidence from a Policing Experiment. Journal of Political Economy, 122(5), pp. 1130-1202. doi:10.1086/676932
- Goldstein, H., Burgess, S. and McConnell, B. (2007). Modelling The Effect of Pupil Mobility on School Differences in Educational Achievement. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society, 170(4), pp. 941-954. doi:10.1111/j.1467-985x.2007.00491.x
- Burgess, S., McConnell, B., Propper, C. and Wilson, D. (2004). Girls Rock, Boys Roll: An Analysis of the Age 14–16 Gender Gap in English Schools. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 51(2), pp. 209-229. doi:10.1111/j.0036-9292.2004.00303.x
Working papers (2)
- Mcconnell, B. How do Parole Boards Respond to Large, Societal Shocks? Evidence from the 9-11 Terrorist Attacks.
- Matheson, J., McConnell, B., Rockey, J.C. and Sakalis, A. Do Remote Workers Deter Neighborhood Crime? Evidence from the Rise of Working from Home. Elsevier BV.