#  James Stratton 

 



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I am a Ph.D. student in Economics. My email address is <jstratton@g.harvard.edu>. **I will be on the job market in 2026-2027.**

**Research**

**1. "Selected Communication"**: [EC'25 version](https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3736252.3742634), [current version](https://stratton.scholars.harvard.edu/Selected_Communication.pdf) (revise &amp; resubmit, *Review of Economic Studies*).

**2. "Financial Incentives, Health Screening, and Selecting Into Mental Health Care: Experimental Evidence from College Students in India"** (with a large group of co-authors): [NBER version](https://www.nber.org/papers/w34819), [current version](https://stratton.scholars.harvard.edu/MentalHealthTakeUp.pdf) (revise &amp; resubmit, *Journal of the European Economic Association*).

**3. "The Explanatory Power of Causal Effects"** (with Nicolaj Thor): [current version](https://stratton.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum10751/files/2026-06/The%20Explanatory%20Power%20of%20Causal%20Effects_0.pdf).

**4. "****Artificial Intelligence in the Firm****"** (with Fiona Chen): [current version](https://fion.ac/jellyfish.pdf).

**5. "Setting Minimum Wages as Regulating a Monopsonist with Unknown Productivity"**: [current version](/sites/g/files/omnuum10751/files/2026-07/Regulating%20a%20Monopsonist%20with%20Unknown%20Productivity.pdf "Setting Minimum Wages as Regulating a Monopsonist With Unknown Productivity").

**6. "Motivation Under Monopsony: The Effects of Labor Market Power on Incentives Within the Firm":** [current version](https://stratton.scholars.harvard.edu/sites/g/files/omnuum10751/files/2026-07/Motivation%20Under%20Monopsony_1.pdf).