Praxis means putting knowledge into practice. We provide applied economic and policy analysis focused on how markets function, how prices are formed, and how public decisions shape economic outcomes.
Explore our services Research & backgroundUnderstand industry structure, pricing incentives, competitive conditions, and the distribution of costs across markets.
Quantify market responses to policy changes, supply shocks, and alternative economic scenarios.
Assess regulatory and economic policy questions using transparent methods and evidence from real-world data.
From detailed industry data to supply-chain models, our work connects economic theory with the institutions and constraints that shape actual outcomes.
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Analysis of pricing behavior, market structure, competition, margins, and incentives across industries.
Development of quantitative models to evaluate proposed policies and regulations, supply and demand responses, cost pass-through, and counterfactual economic outcomes.
Tracing inputs, costs, constraints, and price transmission through production, processing, wholesale, and retail markets.
Statistical analysis, reproducible research, technical reports, and accessible presentation of economic findings.
Praxis Economics is led by Michael Havlin, an economist and policy researcher whose work examines market structure, inflation, supply chains, and the economic effects of public policy.
Michael's work combines empirical research, economic theory, and institutional detail to explain how markets respond to changing conditions. His professional research experience includes the Congressional Research Service and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
His writing has addressed retailer markups, automobile and gasoline prices, manufacturing supply chains, labor markets, and public finance.
Research on dealership pricing and the contribution of markups to inflation.
Analysis of dealership profitability before the pandemic.
U.S. battery manufacturing and industrial supply-chain policy.
Retail pricing and inventory responses to disruption.
Independent research on gasoline markets, supply shocks, and margins.
Discussion of new-car pricing, inventory shortages, and dealer markups.
Coverage of Havlin's research into gasoline retail margins.
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Coauthored with Wendell Felder; transportation investment and environmental impacts.
Analysis of access to transit and neighborhood development.
Coauthored with Delia Houseal; includes survey findings on community support.
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Have a project you'd like to discuss, or just a few questions? Feel free to email michael@praxiseconomics.org or send a message using the form below. We check messages daily and look forward to hearing from you.
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