Alan Mathios

Alan Mathios is an economist and is a professor in the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy and the Department of Economics at Cornell University. He served as Dean of Cornell University’s College of Human Ecology from 2007-2018. He is co-editor of the Journal of Consumer Policy and on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Consumer Affairs and the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing. He came to Cornell following six years of employment at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), where he served as a staff economist in the Division of Economic Policy Analysis and was recognized with the Outstanding Scholarship Award, the Excellence in Economics Award, and the Award for Superior Service to the FTC. A major focus of his research is on the effect of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory policies on consumer and firm behavior. His most recent research is focused on FDA regulation of both e-cigarettes and cigarettes. He has been the recipient of a number of teaching and advising awards including the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Cornell University Kendal S. Carpenter Advising Award.