Remy Beauregard

he/him · Curriculum Vitae

rbeauregard@usfca.edu · remybeauregard.com · (+1) 978-998-1299 · Citizenship: United States

Education

PhD in Economics, University of California, Davis 2021–2026
Dissertation: Essays on the Economics of Meaningful Work

BA in Economics & Psychology, Vassar College 2015–2019
Thesis: Conflict Exposure and Human Capital Development: Evidence from the Rwandan Genocide

Employment

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of San Francisco 2026–

Research Associate, International Group, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco 2019–2021

Fields

Behavioral economics, experimental economics, development economics

Publications

  1. Remy Beauregard, Jens H.E. Christensen, Eric Fischer, Simon Zhu. “Inflation Expectations and Risk Premia in Emerging Bond Markets: Evidence From Mexico.” Journal of International Economics, 2024.

Working Papers

  1. Paid With(out) Purpose: Perceptions, Preferences, and the Meaning of Work (Job Market Paper)
  2. What Moves Meaning? Investigating Drivers of an Idiosyncratic Incentive

Ongoing Projects

  1. Benefits on the Bench: Workfare, Mental Health, and the Role of the Team (with Carlos Brito)
  2. Do Social Expectations Discourage Graduates From Accepting Low-paid Jobs? Evidence From Ghana (with Grace Abban-Ampiah and Leïla Njee Bugha)
  3. pAIn or gAIn? Meaningful Work in the Age of AI
  4. Peer Effects on Novel Strategy Diffusion

Teaching

University of San Francisco (upcoming) 2026–
ECON 110 Introductory Economics, ECON 365 Behavioral Economics, ECON 463/663 Experimental Economics (Graduate), ECON 623 Field Research Methods (Graduate), ECON 672 Economics of Development (Graduate)

University of California, Davis 2024–2026
ECN 102 Analysis of Economics Data, ECN 099/199 Independent Study

Seminar and Conference Presentations

2026
Nordic Conference in Behavioral and Experimental Economics (NCBEE), Western Economics Association International (WEAI) Annual Conference, Southern Economic Association (SEA) Annual Meeting, Economic Science Association (ESA) Worlds Conference, Bay Area Behavioral and Experimental Economics Workshop (BABEEW), University of San Francisco (USF) Economics Seminar Series

2025
Western Economics Association International (WEAI) Annual Conference, Economic Science Association (ESA) North America Conference, Bay Area Behavioral and Experimental Economics Workshop (BABEEW), Advances with Field Experiments (AFE) Conference, UC Davis Economics PhD Alumni Conference, London School of Economics (LSE) QueerConference, Vassar College Economics Seminar

Workshop Participation

2026
Nordic Conference in Behavioral and Experimental Economics (NCBEE) PhD Course on Behavioral and Experimental Economics

2025
American Economic Association (AEA) Committee on the Status of Queer Individuals in the Economics Profession (CSQIEP) Mentoring Conference, Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) Research Retreat

Awards and Fellowships

Bacon Family Summer Fellowship, UC Davis 2025

Department Research Award, UC Davis 2024, 2025

Department Travel Award, UC Davis 2024, 2025, 2026

Ray Beaumont Award, UC Davis 2024

Non-Resident Tuition Fellowship, UC Davis 2022

Catherine Lucretia Blakeley Prize, Vassar College 2019

Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Psi Chi Membership, Vassar College 2019

General and Departmental Honors in Economics & Psychology, Vassar College 2019

Economics Ford Scholar, Prof. Sarah Pearlman, Vassar College 2018

Academic Service

Department Seminar Organizer, Economics Department, University of San Francisco 2026–

Undergraduate Research Mentor, Economics Department, UC Davis 2024–2026

Treasurer, Economics Graduate Student Association, UC Davis 2024–2026

Teaching Assistant Orientation Facilitator, Center for Educational Effectiveness, UC Davis 2024

Graduate Student Seminar Organizer, Behavioral/Theory Group, UC Davis 2022–2026

First-Year PhD Student Mentor, Economics Department, UC Davis 2022–2025

President / Co-President, Economics Graduate Student Association, UC Davis 2022–2024

Economics Majors Committee, Economics Department, Vassar College 2018–2019

ENL / ESL Student Tutor, Vassar English Language Learners Outreach Program 2016–2019

References

Prof. Arman Rezaee (chair)
abrezaee@ucdavis.edu

Prof. Anujit Chakraborty
chakraborty@ucdavis.edu

Prof. Burkhard Schipper
bcschipper@ucdavis.edu


Last revised: July 2026