William Brasic
William Brasic

Doctoral Candidate in Economics

About Me

Welcome! My name is Will Brasic, and I am a doctoral candidate in economics at The University of Arizona. I am currently on the 2026-2027 job market.

Interests
  • Industrial Organization
  • Applied Microeconomics
  • Digital Economics and AI
  • Antitrust and Competition Policy
Education
  • Ph.D., Economics

    The University of Arizona

  • M.S., Data Intelligence and Applied Economics

    University of Nevada - Las Vegas

  • B.A., Economics

    University of Nevada - Las Vegas

My Research

My research applies industrial organization and applied microeconomics to questions in health economics, artificial intelligence, and antitrust and competition policy. My job market paper Hooked on Flavor: Addiction, Present Bias, and the Consequences of E-Cigarette Flavor Policy examines how flavored e-cigarette regulations affect addiction and consumer behavior through a dynamic structural model. I also study the competitive effects of pricing algorithms, with work recognized by awards at The University of Arizona. My paper Algorithmic Pricing, Recommendation Systems, and Competition is currently under a Revise and Resubmit at the International Journal of Industrial Organization.

My Hobbies

When I'm not doing economics, you can usually find me traveling, at the gym working on my calisthenics and running, or talking about the Chicago Bears 🐻⬇️.